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What is a reducing agent?
Asked by kpbhake | 27 Sep, 2017, 09:36: PM
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Reducing agent is the one which itsself get oxidised by donating hydrogen to other atom or molecule.
OR
Reducing agent is the substance which loses electrons to the other substance and gets oxidised to the higher valency state is known as reducing agent.
For example,
Cu + 2Ag+ → Cu2+ + 2Ag
In this example, Cu acts as reducing agent and Ag+ acts as oxidising agent.
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