oxidizing and reducing agents
Oxidizing Agent
- A chemical substance which reduces itself but oxidized other substance is known as the oxidizing agent.
- Br2 is an oxidizing agent in the following reaction.
H2S + Br2 → 2HBr + S
Reducing Agent
- A chemical substance which oxidizes itself but reduced other substances is known as reducing agent.
- H2S is reducing agent in the following reaction.
H2S + Br2 → 2HBr + S