Redox Reaction Lab Report

Purpose
Determine which kinds of reactions involve electron transfer as the driving force.
Background
Redox (reduction-oxidation) reactions include all chemical reactions in which atoms have their oxidation state changed. So, when a metal and a nonmetal react, there is an ionic bond formed, which means one of them loses electrons while the other gains them. Since this reaction involves the exchange of electrons it is termed as a redox reaction. The oxidation states in a metal- nonmetal are simple to determine because they are given oxidation states similar to their charges. However, when two nonmetals react; the situation is a bit more complex. As all nonmetals have similarly high electronegativity values, it is unreasonable to assume that there will be a transfer of electrons between them in an oxidation-reduction reaction. In these instances the valence electrons are transferred moving closer to that atom which has the higher
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