Redox Reactions

The electron is to chemistry what money is to ___

• socialism

• capitalism

• Confucianism

• Taoism

Which type of reaction is more about swapping protons than electrons?

• acid-base reactions

• single displacement reactions

• redox reactions

• combustion reactions

Redox is a portmanteau of the words ___

• realized doxology

• read only x-rays

• reduced oxalis

• reduction oxidation

Reduction is when a substance ___

• gains protons

• loses protons

• gains electrons

• loses electrons

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Protochemists would make pure metals by heating or smelting ___

• their ores

• sand

• bauxite

• wood ash

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Who figured out that smelted ores became lighter because oxygen gas was leaving the compound?

• Svante Arrhenius

• Antoine Lavoisier

• Henry Louis Le Chatelier

• Humphry Davy

The "OIL" in "OILRIG" stands for: ___

• oxidation is loss of electrons

• oxidation is loss of protons

• only in lieu of reactions

• Office of Immigration Litigation

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The "RIG" in "OILRIG" stands for: ___

• reduction is gain of protons

• oxidation is giving up protons

• reduction is gain of electrons

• reduction is giving up electrons

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The battery powering your laptop is undergoing what type of reaction?

• combustion

• saponification

• redox

• double displacement

When you study redox reactions it's absolutely essential to keep track of ___

• the pesos

• the electrons

• the element symbols

• the dollars

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