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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

What do u mean by reducing power or oxidizing power?

Profile image of Atrayee Datta
10 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Bhavya
10 Years ago
Dear student
Reducing power is the ability of a compound (reducing agent) to reduce the other reactant in the reduction reaction whereas oxidising power is the ability of an oxidising agent to reduce the other reactant in the oxidation reaction.