Displacement reactions involving metal oxides
1 mark · EasyState what is meant by the term "oxidising agent".
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A substance that gains oxygen or removes electrons from another substance in a reaction.
Also accept: A substance that causes another substance to be oxidised.; A substance that is reduced in a redox reaction.
Common mistakes: Saying the oxidising agent is oxidised; Saying it loses electrons
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B1 · 1 mark · Correct definition of oxidising agent
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An oxidising agent is a substance that gains oxygen (or removes electrons from another substance) and is itself reduced in a redox reaction.