Redox bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Adding oxygen or removing hydrogen from a substance.

   Item

   Oxidation

2. Clue

   Removing oxygen or adding hydrogen to a substance.

   Item

   Reduction

3. Clue

   The species that accepts electrons and is itself reduced.

   Item

   Oxidant

4. Clue

   The species that donates electrons and is itself oxidised.

   Item

   Reductant

5. Clue

   A step written to show the electrons explicitly.

   Item

   Half reaction

6. Clue

   One element oxidised and reduced in the same reaction.

   Item

   Disprop

7. Clue

   An atom in a compound replaced by another element.

   Item

   Displacement

8. Clue

   A cell where the reaction becomes electrical energy.

   Item

   Galvanic cell

9. Clue

   The bookkeeping number set by a list of stated rules.

   Item

   Oxidation no

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation