LEYBOLD® Hydrogen As A Reducing Agent
Hydrogen as a Reducing Agent
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LEYBOLD® Chemistry Experiments.
- Chemical reactions and stochiometry
- Components of air
- Production of gases
- Gas laws
Copper oxide is reduced with hydrogen to form elementary copper. Hydrogen is a good reducing agent. Its ability to react applies not only to free oxygen but also to oxygen compounds. The metal is formed in this way when transforming a metal oxide (as in this experiment) with hydrogen.
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