This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
Redox Reaction
oxidation - loss of electrons |
reduction - gain of electrons |
oxidation number increases |
oxidation number decreases |
the thing that is oxidized is the reducing agent |
the thing that is reduced is the oxidizing agent |
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Oxidation Number Rules
group 1: always +1 |
group 2: always +2 |
aluminum: +3 |
fluorine: always -1 |
halogens: -1 |
hydrogen w/a: nonmetal: +1 | metal: -1 |
oxygen: -2 | peroxides -1 | superoxides -1/2 |
halogens: -1 except with oxygen and transitional metals |
nonmetals: usually negative oxidation states |
metals: usually positive oxidation states |
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