Redox Reaction Oxidizing Agent,Reducing Agent..👍

Key Points

Oxidant / oxidizing agent:

A reagent / substance which itself undergoes reduction and causes oxidation of another species is called oxidant or oxidizing agent This is an electron acceptor.

Reductant / Reducing agent:

A reagent reducing agent is defined as a substance reagent which itself undergoes oxidation and brings about reduction of another species. A reductant is electron donor.

Displacement reactions :

can also be looked upon as redox reactions. In such reactions an ion (or atom) in a compound is replaced by an ion (or on atom) of another element.

X+YZ-XZ+Y

Cu+znso4 ----› znso4+Cu