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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

metals are oxidizing agents then why copper,gold and silver are reducing agents?

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12 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Gaurav
11 Years ago
Hello Student
Metals are reducing agent and not oxidizing agents.
Metal release electrons and thus gets oxidize and reduces the other substances.
M\rightarrow M^n^+ +ne^-