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Copper oxide + zinc powder - redox reactions

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This lesson explains Copper oxide + zinc powder - redox reactions, focusing on Redox fundamentals and Oxidation numbers & redox pairs. It helps students identify oxidation and reduction and assign oxidation numbers.

Redox fundamentalsOxidation numbers & redox pairsRedoxOxidationReduction

Learning goals

What you should be able to do

  • identify oxidation and reduction
  • assign oxidation numbers

Curriculum links

VCE Chemistry connections

  • Unit 3, Area of Study 1Primary galvanic cells and fuel cells as sources of energy
  • Unit 2, Area of Study 1Redox (electron transfer) reactions
  • Unit 3, Area of Study 2Extent of chemical reactions
  • Unit 3, Area of Study 2Production of chemicals using electrolysis