Oxidation and Reduction?
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Based on the Standard Reduction Potential (based on the E value of the half reaction), how can I tell if something is a strong reducing agent, or a strong oxidizing agent?
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Strong reducing agents easily lose (or donate) electrons. Atoms with relatively large atomic radii tend to be better reductants. In such species, the distance from the nucleus to the valence electrons is so long that these electrons are not strongly attracted. These elements tend to be strong reducing agents. Good reducing agents tend to consist of atoms with a low electronegativity, the ability of an atom or molecule to attract bonding electrons, and relatively small ionization energies serve as good reducing agents too. “The measure of a material to oxidize or lose electrons is known as its oxidation potential”.
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