Which One of the Following Items Does Not Characterize a Reducing

question 71

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following items does not characterize a reducing agent?

• A) A reducing agent loses electrons.
• B) A reducing agent causes another species to be reduced.
• C) The oxidation number of a reducing agent increases.
• D) A good reducing agent is a metal in a high oxidation state, such as Mn⁷⁺.
• E) An example of a good reducing agent is an alkali metal, such as Na.

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Definitions:

Protons

Positively charged particles found within atomic nuclei that, along with neutrons, define the atomic mass.

Electrons

Subatomic particles with a negative charge, orbiting the nucleus of an atom and involved in chemical bonds and electricity.

Hydrogen Bonds

Weak bonds that form between a hydrogen atom in one molecule and a more electronegative atom, such as oxygen or nitrogen, in another, playing critical roles in the structure of DNA and proteins.

Ionic Bonds

Ionic bonds are chemical bonds formed between two atoms when one atom transfers electrons to another, resulting in oppositely charged ions that attract each other.