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91167 REXOX FLASH CARDS

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Note: there are 13 oxidants & 11 reductants

OXIDANT

Purple
permanganate
MnO4(acidified)
is reduced to
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the manganese(II)
ion
Mn2+
which is
colourless

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OXIDANT

OXIDANT

colourless O2(g)

orange-brown I2
(aq)

is reduced to
is reduced to

OXIDANT

OXIDANT

yellow green
colourless H+(aq)
chlorine gas Cl2(g)
(acid)
OR
chlorine water
is reduced to
Cl2(aq)
is reduced to

the oxide ion

the iodide ion

the chloride ion

hydrogen gas

O2colour depends

I-(aq)

Cl-(aq)

H2(g)

which is
colourless

which is
colourless

which is
colourless

OXIDANT

OXIDANT

OXIDANT

OXIDANT

pale orange
iron(III) Fe3+(aq)

colourless
hydrogen
peroxide H2O2(aq)

purple
permanganate
MnO4-(aq)
(acidified)

orange
dichromate
Cr2O72-(aq)
(acidified)

is reduced to

is reduced to

MgO white
CuO black

is reduced to
is reduced to

the iron(II) ion

water

Fe2+(aq)

H2O(l)

which is pale
green

which is
colourless

the manganese(II) the chromium(III)

ion
ion
Mn2+(aq)

Cr3+(aq)

which is
colourless

which is green

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REDUCTANT

REDUCTANT

REDUCTANT

REDUCTANT

metals eg pinky
orange Cu(s) &
grey Mg(s) and
Fe(s)

black C(s)

colourless CO(g)

is oxidised to

is oxidised to

colourless
hydrogen gas
H2(g)
is oxidised to

are oxidised to

metal ions(aq)
colour depends
2+

Cu blue
Mg2+ colourless
Fe2+ pale green
Fe3+ pale orange

either carbon
monoxide or
carbon dioxide
gas
CO(g) or CO2(g)
which are
colourless

carbon dioxide
gas
CO2(g)

H+(aq)
which is
colourless

which is
colourless

REDUCTANT

REDUCTANT

REDUCTANT

REDUCTANT

pale green iron(II)

ion
2+
Fe (aq)

colourless
bromide ion, Br(aq)

colourless iodide
ion, I- (aq)

colourless SO2(g)
gas

is oxidised to

is oxidised to

is oxidised to

is oxidised to

the iron (III) ion

Fe3+

bromine solution
Br2-

iodine solution
I2(aq)

the sulfate ion

SO42-(aq)

which is a pale
orange

which is a redbrown colour

which is an
orange-brown
colour

which is
colourless

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REDUCTANT

REDUCTANT

REDUCTANT

OXIDANT

colourless
hydrogen sulfite
HSO3-(aq) or
sulfite SO32-(aq)

colourless
hydrogen
peroxide H2O2(aq)

colourless
hydrogen sulfide
gas H2S(g)

colourless iodate
ion, IO3-(aq)
is oxidised to

is oxidised to

is oxidised to

the sulfate ion

SO42-(aq)

oxygen gas
O2(g)

sulfur
S(s)

iodine solution
I2(aq)

which is
colourless

which is
colourless

which is yellow

which is an
orange-brown
colour

OXIDANT

OXIDANT

OXIDANT

OXIDANT

colourless
chlorite OCl-(aq)

colourless conc.
nitric acid HNO3
(may have a
brown tinge)

is oxidised to

red-brown
colourless
bromine water
hydrogen
Br2(aq)
peroxide H2O2(aq)

is reduced to
is reduced to

is reduced to
is reduced to

the bromide ion

Br-(aq)

water
H2O(l)

the chloride ion

Cl-(aq)

nitrogen dioxide
gas NO2

which is
colourless

which is
colourless

which is
colourless

which is brown

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