Redox Reactions

Name:

What is a redox reaction?

________________ is the ________________ of ________________ to a substance and
________________ is the ________________ of ________________ from a substance.
Lead oxide +carbonlead+carbon monoxide
________________ and ________________ always take place together.
redox = reduction and
oxidation

Oxidation is gain of oxygen

When magnesium reacts with oxygen in the air:
________________ + ________________
________________
It is easy to see that the magnesium has ________________ ________________ and an
________________ reaction has occurred.
The magnesium has been ________________.
Reduction is loss of oxygen
When lead is extracted from lead (II) oxide , carbon is used to remove the oxygen
________________ + ________________
________________ + ________________
The oxygen has been ________________ from the lead (II) oxide
The lead (II) oxide has been ________________.
Lets

look at it further!
What actually happens when the magnesium joins with oxygen?
The magnesium atom ________________ ________________ to become a magnesium ion
We can write what happens like this:
________________
________________ + ________________

oxidized
(electrons lost)

Mg

+
O2Mg2+

The magnesium has been ________________.

The Mg atom has lost 2 ________________to form a ________________ ion.

Oxidation is the loss of

So, when magnesium takes part in an ________________reaction it ________________electrons.

When magnesium reacts with chlorine it also loses electrons.
________________ + ________________
________________

This is an ________________reaction too!

Reduction is gain of electrons

In the compound lead (II) oxide the lead is an ________________, Pb2+
In order to form lead the Pb2+ ion has to ________________2 electrons
We can write this as follows:
________________ + ________________
________________
reduced
(electrons gained)

Mg

O2+
Mg2+

The ________________ has been ________________.

The O ________________ has gained 2 electrons to form a O2- ion.

Reduction is the gain of electrons.

Redox
You may have noticed that when the ________________ ________________ its ________________ they
are ________________ by the ________________
________________ (loss of electrons) and ________________ (gain of electrons) happen
________________.
We call these ________________ reactions
OILRIG
O

What is a half equation?

Redox reactions involve the ________________ of electrons.
Equations written to show what happens to the electrons during oxidation and reduction are called
________________

magnesium + oxygen
Symbol
Equation
Oxidation
Half equation
Reduction
Half equation

magnesium oxide