Question

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

Answer 1

• 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 $\left(\mathrm{C}\right)$, metals like zinc $\left(\mathrm{Zn}\right)$, aluminium $\left(\mathrm{Al}\right)$, lithium $\left(\mathrm{Li}\right)$ etc.

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