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What is the primary role of a reducing agent in a redox reaction?
What is the primary role of a reducing agent in a redox reaction?
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What is the primary role of a reducing agent in a redox reaction?
To gain electrons
To lose electrons
To increase oxidation state
To decrease oxidation state
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A reducing agent donates electrons to another species, thereby reducing its oxidation state while itself being oxidized.
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Q: What is the primary role of a reducing agent in a redox reaction?
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A reducing agent donates electrons to another species, thereby reducing its oxidation state while itself being oxidized.
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Step 1: Understand that a redox reaction involves two processes: reduction and oxidation.
Step 2: Know that reduction means gaining electrons, which decreases the oxidation state of a substance.
Step 3: Recognize that oxidation means losing electrons, which increases the oxidation state of a substance.
Step 4: Identify the reducing agent as the substance that donates electrons to another substance.
Step 5: Realize that when the reducing agent donates electrons, it causes the other substance to be reduced.
Step 6: Understand that while the reducing agent donates electrons, it itself is oxidized.
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