BIOL271 / BIOL 271 Module 2:
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Microbiology | Questions & Answers
| Grade A | 100% Correct - Portage
Learning
Question:
Oxidation
Answer:
Loss of electrons
Question:
Reduction
Answer:
Gain of electrons
,Question:
Reducing Agent
Answer:
The electron donor in a redox reaction.
Question:
Oxidizing Agent
Answer:
The electron acceptor in a redox reaction.
Question:
Do reducing & oxidizing agents have negative or positive charges?
Answer:
Reducing agent = Negative charge
Oxidizing agent = No charge
,Question:
Is the reducing agent that lost an electron considered oxidized or reduced?
Answer:
Oxidized
Question:
Is the oxidizing agent that gained an electron considered oxidized or reduced?
Answer:
Reduced
Question:
NAD⁺ or NADH
Which one is the activated/electron carrier?
Answer:
Both
, Question:
NAD⁺ or NADH
Which one is the reduced form? Why?
Answer:
NADH
Carries electrons (already reduced). It's the electron donor.
Question:
NAD⁺ or NADH
Which one is the oxidized form? Why?
Answer:
NAD⁺
It can accept electrons
(Latest Update )
Microbiology | Questions & Answers
| Grade A | 100% Correct - Portage
Learning
Question:
Oxidation
Answer:
Loss of electrons
Question:
Reduction
Answer:
Gain of electrons
,Question:
Reducing Agent
Answer:
The electron donor in a redox reaction.
Question:
Oxidizing Agent
Answer:
The electron acceptor in a redox reaction.
Question:
Do reducing & oxidizing agents have negative or positive charges?
Answer:
Reducing agent = Negative charge
Oxidizing agent = No charge
,Question:
Is the reducing agent that lost an electron considered oxidized or reduced?
Answer:
Oxidized
Question:
Is the oxidizing agent that gained an electron considered oxidized or reduced?
Answer:
Reduced
Question:
NAD⁺ or NADH
Which one is the activated/electron carrier?
Answer:
Both
, Question:
NAD⁺ or NADH
Which one is the reduced form? Why?
Answer:
NADH
Carries electrons (already reduced). It's the electron donor.
Question:
NAD⁺ or NADH
Which one is the oxidized form? Why?
Answer:
NAD⁺
It can accept electrons
