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Old February 25th, 2010, 15:19
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Default 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.
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a substance which removes oxygen from another.
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Old November 14th, 2010, 07:40
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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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