Reduction and Oxidation

• What product forms in oxidation of magnesium by oxygen?

  Magnesium oxide
• Explain how you decide whether a metal can be extracted from its oxide by reduction with carbon?


  See where the metal falls

  on the reactivity series
• In terms of electrons, give the definition of oxidation


  Loss of electons

  Remember

  O

  I

  L

  R

  I

  G
• In a displacement reaction, does the metal atom get reduced or oxidised?

  Oxidised