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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is Oxidation?
It is the gaining of electrons
It is the loss of electrons
It is the creation of electrons
It is the destruction of electrons
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is an Anode?
It is the electrode where reduction takes place.
It is the salt bridge that connects half-cells.
It is an aqueous solution containing an electrode.
It is the electrode where oxidation takes place.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is an oxidizing agent?
It is the species that gets oxidized -- loses electrons.
It is the species that gets reduced -- gains electrons.
It is the species that creates electrons.
It is the species that loses electrons.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is a cathode?
It is the electrode where oxidation takes place.
It is the electrode where reduction takes place.
It is an aqueous solution containing an electrode.
It is the salt bridge that connects half-cells.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is a redox reaction?
A reaction where both reactants get reduced.
A reaction where both reactants get oxidized.
A reaction that involves a transfer of electrons between reactants.
A reaction that involves the combustion of at least one reactant.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is a half-reaction?
It is a reaction at equilibrium where half of the substances are reactants and half of the substances are products.
It is the reaction that occurs when the switch of a galvanic cell is open.
It shows EITHER the reduction component or the oxidation component of a redox reaction.
It shows BOTH the reduction and oxidation components of a redox reaction.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is reduction?
It is the gain of electrons.
It is the loss of electrons.
It is the creation of electrons.
It is the destruction of electrons.
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is a Reducing Agent?
It is the species that gets reduced -- gains electrons.
It is the species that gets oxidized -- loses electrons.
It is the species that creates electrons.
It is the species that destroys electrons.
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is a standard half-cell?
It is one cell that comprises half of a whole battery.
It is a cell containing only a metal bar with no aqueous ion solution.
It is a cell containing only an aqueous ion solution and no metal bar.
It is a cell that generates half of a volt of electricity.
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is a galvanic (voltaic) cell?
It is a cell that destroys electrons on one side and creates electrons on the other side.
It is a cell that contains only one metal bar and one aqueous ion solution.
It is a type of battery that drives a redox reaction when electricity is applied.
It is a type of battery that generates an electrical current from redox reactions.
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