electron transfer reactions??? (1 Viewer)

[donthaveaname]

describe the work of galvani, volta, davey and faraday in increasing the understanding of electron transfer reactions.

but what are electron transfer reactions?

 

[megan09]

but what are electron transfer reactions?

reduction - oxidation reactions (what the whole topic is about)
reduction occurs when a species gains electrons
oxidation occurs when a species looses electrons

thus in a redox reaction, electrons are lost from one thing and then gained by another --> electron transfer reaction