how do you know when a compound is oxidized or reduced?

Jerrycurl12

5 years ago

Oxidation - loss of electrons

reduction- gain of electrons

Emmyrosh

5 years ago

An atom is oxidized if its oxidation number increases, the reducing agent, and an atom is reduced if its oxidation number decreases, the oxidizing agent. The atom that is oxidized is the reducing agent, and the atom that is reduced is the oxidizing agent.