Redox Reactions

• What type of reaction is it if electrons are transferred?

  Redox reaction
• What two things can oxidation mean?

  Gaining oxygen or losing electrons
• What two things can reduction mean?

  Losing oxygen or gaining electrons
• What is a displacement reaction?


  A reaction where one metal kicks another out of a compound
• What happens if you put a more reactive metal into a solution of a dissolved metal compound?

  The reactive metal will replace the less reactive metal
• What is formed when you put iron in a copper sulfate solution?

  Iron sulfate and copper
• How are ionic equations different from symbol equations?


  They only show the particles which react and the products they form