O Level Chemistry – Analogy for Oxidising & Reducing Agents

In the chapter on Redox Reactions, the most common errors that are made by students are on Oxidising & Reducing Agents.

Let’s take a look at these agents.

Do note again that Oxidising Agents are substances that Oxidise another substance & Reducing Agents are substances that Reduces another substance.

If you are still not sure about the above, always remember this analogy:

Agents always help another party

i.e. Property Agents – help another party to get property

i.e. Insurance Agents – help another party to get insurance coverage

i.e. Oxidising Agents – help another substance to get oxidised

i.e. Reducing Agents – help another substance to get reduced

and in the process of helping another substance, they themselves are changed in the opposite way.

i.e. Oxidising Agents – are reduced @ end of redox reactions

i.e. Reducing Agents – are oxidised @ end of redox reactions

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