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Reductant (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter crex
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Looking at the standard potentials table it shows:
As the table shows reduction potential, F2 reduces to F- with the highest potential in the table (2.89 V)
Flipping around the equation gives F- oxidises to F2 which gives it a very low reduction potential (-2.89 V)
As we know an oxidant (oxidising agent) is something that accepts an electron and reduces, so therefore F2 would be the strongest oxidant.
As the table shows reduction potential, F2 reduces to F- with the highest potential in the table (2.89 V)
Flipping around the equation gives F- oxidises to F2 which gives it a very low reduction potential (-2.89 V)
As we know an oxidant (oxidising agent) is something that accepts an electron and reduces, so therefore F2 would be the strongest oxidant.
