Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) · CHEMISTRY · Section
Oxidation and reduction
19 practice questions
Practice questions
1–8 of 8 · Normal
Question 1
2 marks · Normal
Answer and see the solution →State what happens to a substance during oxidation and what happens to a substance during reduction in terms of oxygen transfer.
Question 2
4 marks · Normal
Answer and see the solution →(a)[2 marks]Copper(II) oxide reacts with hydrogen gas:
Identify the substance that is reduced and the substance that is oxidised in this reaction.
(b)[2 marks]Name the oxidising agent and the reducing agent in this reaction.
Question 3
3 marks · Normal
Answer and see the solution →In a reaction, iron(III) oxide reacts with aluminium powder:
Describe, in terms of electron transfer, what happens to aluminium atoms during this reaction.
Question 4
3 marks · Normal
Answer and see the solution →Explain why magnesium acts as a reducing agent when it is heated with zinc oxide, in terms of oxygen transfer.
Question 5
4 marks · Normal
Answer and see the solution →Substances involved in a reaction. Substance Oxygen gained/lost Sulphur dioxide gains oxygen Oxygen no change Potassium chloride no change Sulphur trioxide formed from SO2 + O2 (a)[2 marks]Which substance in the table is oxidised? Explain your answer.
(b)[2 marks]Identify the oxidising agent in this process. Justify your choice.
Question 6
1 mark · Normal
Answer and check →Which equation shows reduction in terms of electron transfer?
- A.A. Cu^{2+} + 2e^- \to Cu
- B.B. Mg \to Mg^{2+} + 2e^-
- C.C. Fe \to Fe^{3+} + 3e^-
- D.D. Cl_2 + 2e^- \to 2Cl^-
Question 7
2 marks · Normal
Answer and see the solution →Complete the sentences about oxidation and reduction in terms of oxygen:
A substance is _______ if it gains oxygen, and it is _______ if it loses oxygen.
Question 8
4 marks · Normal
Answer and see the solution →Potassium chlorate(V) reacts on heating with manganese(IV) oxide catalyst:
(a)[2 marks]Identify which substance is reduced and which is oxidised in this reaction.
(b)[2 marks]Name the oxidising agent in this reaction. Explain your answer.