In this chapter, you will be introduced to electron transfer in oxidation and reduction reactions, and the assignment and use of oxidation numbers. The different types of oxidation and reduction reactions will be explained using common chemical reactions as examples. Finally, you will practice balancing redox equations using oxidation numbers.

In this chapter, you will learn: to define oxidation and reduction to explain what oxidation numbers are and how they are assigned to explain what is meant by the activity series of metals to describe some applications of redox reactions to list the steps in balancing a redox equation