Understanding Oxidation and Reduction: Who Gets Oxidized and Who Acts as the Oxidizing Agent? 🤔
Confused about oxidation, reduction, and the roles of oxidizing and reducing agents? This clear explanation simplifies these key concepts in chemistry to help you master them easily!

Professor Dave Explains
983.4K views • Jan 14, 2016

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Which thing gets oxidized, the oxidizing agent? No wait, that's what gets reduced, or is it the reducing agent? Ahh! Stupid binary concepts! OK, settle down. Watch this clip and learn everything you need to know about electron transfer.
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