The reducing agent undergoes ________ of electrons.

loss

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gain

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neither gain nor loss

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both A and B

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Solution

The correct option is A loss
A reducing agent is an element or compound that loses an electron to another chemical species in a redox chemical reaction. Since the reducing agent is losing electrons, it is said to have been oxidized.

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Question 10

Hydrogen peroxide is .......

(a) an oxidising agent

(b) a reducing agent

(d) neither oxidising nor reducing agent

An oxidizing agent is a substance which:

a. loses oxygen

b. gains hydrogen

c. gains oxygen

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