Chapter 4, Problem 4.83P

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The oxidizing agent and the reducing agent in the following reaction are to be determined.

$8{\text{NH}}_3\left(g\right)+6{\text{NO}}_2\left(g\right)\to 7{\text{N}}_2\left(g\right)+12{\text{H}}_2\text{O}\left(l\right)$

Concept introduction:

A redox reaction is a type of reaction that involves the change in oxidation number of a molecule, atom or ion changes due to the transfer of an electron from one species to another.

An oxidizing agent is a substance that oxidizes another species and itself gets reduced in a chemical reaction. A reducing agent is the one that reduces another species and itself gets oxidized in a chemical reaction.