What are reducing and oxidizing agent?

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Dear Student, Oxidizing agent is that which oxidizes other species and itself gets reduced that is where decrease in the oxidation number takes place. Given the following reaction- (0) (+3) (0) (+3) 2Al + Fe2O3 ----------> 2Fe + Al2O3 + Heat From the reaction we can say that Fe2O3 is a oxidizing agent. Reducing agent is that which reduces other species and itself gets oxidized that is where increase in the oxidation number takes place. Therefore Al is a reducing agent. Regards

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