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john bosco February 25th, 2010 15:19

Reducing agent
 
1.Which of the following statements best describes a reducing agent?

A:a substance which adds oxygen to another substance.

B:a substance which removes oxygen from another.

C:a substance which removes hydrogen from another.

D:a substance which reacts with water.

KathChem82 February 26th, 2010 00:22

a substance which removes oxygen from another.

Paul Robbins November 14th, 2010 07:40

A: describes it best, but a more general description of a reducing agent is a substance that supplies electrons to another in a redox reaction.


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