Topic 1.5 Introduction to oxidation and reduction

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1.5a Define and use the concept of oxidation number

1.5b Recall that there is a variation in the strength of oxidising and reducing agents

(limited to a qualitative approach only)

1.5c Understand oxidation, reduction, oxidising and reducing agents in terms of electron transfer

1.5d Construct ionic half-equations and use them to deduce equations for simple redox processes

1.5e Deduce the oxidation number of an element from the formula of an inorganic species

1.5f Interpret changes in oxidation number in terms of oxidation and reduction.