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The substance which gives hydrogen for reduction is called a ________ agent.


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  • Reducing agents are substance that reduces the other substance by hydrogen, and electropositive ion.
  • Also, they reduce the other substance by removing oxygen and electronegative ion
  • Examples of some reducing agents are carbon (C), metals like zinc (Zn), aluminium (Al), lithium (Li) etc.

Hence, the substance which gives hydrogen for reduction is called a reducing agent.


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