2007-03-15 10:11:14 · 0 answers · asked by Vincent Raymond H 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
An oxidising agent is an electron acceptor(it gains electrons in redox reaction), it is a substance which is reduced and a substance in it's which oxidation number decreases in the positive direction. An oxidising agent may give away oxygen to the element it's reacting with for example H2O + C ----> H2 + CO water here is an oxidising agent in the reaction.
2007-03-17 11:01:17 · answer #1 · answered by Samuel_007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reactant that couses the other to oxidise and witness a reduction itself
2007-03-15 10:17:05 · answer #2 · answered by Math geek 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A substance that gains electrons in the course of a reaction.
2007-03-15 10:19:13 · answer #3 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a substance that reduces another substance
2014-07-03 04:04:10 · answer #4 · answered by Rayne 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋