Consider the chemical equation given below and answer the questions that follow:
(i)Name the substance which is getting oxidised.
(ii) Name the substance which is getting reduced.
(iii) Name the oxidising agent.
(iv) Name the reducing agent.
(v) What type of a reaction does this equation represent?
Answer:
(i) The substance getting oxidised is H2.
(ii) The substance getting reduced is CuO.
(iii) CuO is the oxidising agent.
(iv) H2 is the reducing agent.
(v) Since oxidation and reduction is taking place simultaneously, this reaction is an example of redox reaction.