is this correct or do i have it the opposite way around for redox
this is directly from my power point
RE=REDUCTION
OX= OXIDATION
TO ME THIS DOSENT MAKE SNESE TO ME BUT WHAT EVER…
WHEN it does the “RE” thing it will gain electrons
When it does the “OX” thing guess what it loses electrons
To understand this, go back to your chemistry.
Oxidation and reduction occur together. If two molecules A and B react together, then if A is oxidized B is reduced, or if A is reduced then B is oxidized. Hence "redox": reduction/oxidation.
Now a common oxidizing agent is oxygen (who would have guessed?), and oxygen has a lack of electrons in its outer shell. So when it reacts it wants to grab more electrons to fill the space. If oxygen is oxidizing something, it is stealing electrons. Therefore the thing being oxidized is losing electrons to the oxygen.
On the other hand, a common reducing agent is hydrogen. Hydrogen has a spare electron floating around without a partner. So when hydrogen reduces something, it gives away its electron to the other reacting molecule to make things tidy. So the thing being reduced is being given an electron by the hydrogen.
We can see this when hydrogen and oxygen react together to form water. The hydrogen is oxidized, the oxygen is reduced, and the two parties are so happy to make this exchange that the whole thing goes off with a bang.