In the following reaction, which is the the reducing agent and which is the oxidizing agent?
2MnO4- (aq) + 5C2O42- (aq) + 16H+ --- 2Mn2+ (aq) + 10CO2(g) + 8H20 (l)

Question

In the following reaction, which is the the reducing agent and which is the oxidizing agent?
2MnO4- (aq) + 5C2O42- (aq) + 16H+ ---> 2Mn2+ (aq) + 10CO2(g) + 8H20 (l)

abb0t · Answer

oxidation = loss of electrons and reduction =  gain of electrons.

anonymous · Answer

Be careful: 
Oxidation vs Oxidizing Agent are opposite just at 
Reduction vs Reducing agent are opposite

abb0t · Answer

Oxidising agents give oxygen to another substance or remove hydrogen from it.
Reducing agents remove oxygen from another substance or give hydrogen to it.

anonymous · Answer

Lies and slander, Oxidation has nothing to do with oxygen or hydrogen Book definition:
Oxidation: A Process in which a substance loses one or more electrons
Oxidizing Agent: The substance that is reduced and thereby causes the oxidation of some other substance in a redox reaction
Reduction: A Process in which a substance gains one or more electrons
Reducing Agent: The substance that is oxidized and thereby causes a reduction of some other substance in a redox reaction

abb0t · Answer

Lies and slander? LIES AND SLANDER?! |dw:1369709477554:dw|