What is Reducing agent?
{{Unreferenced|date=August 2010}} A '''reducing agent''' is a [[chemical]] that gives away [[electron]]s to another [[chemical compound]], the [[oxidizing agent]]. For example, [[zinc]] is a reducing agent. When it [[wikt:react|react]]s with an [[oxidation|oxidizing]] agent, it gives up two electrons, changing its [[oxidation state]] from 0 to +2. All [[chemical elements]] have an oxidation state of 0. ==Examples== *[[Tin(II) chloride]] *[[Zinc]] *[[Aluminum]] *[[Alkali metal]] *[[Sulfur]] *[[Hydrogen]] ==Related pages== *[[Oxidation]] *[[Reduction (chemistry)|Reduction]] *[[Oxidizing agent]] [[Category:Chemistry]]