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What is the difference between an element that oxidizes and an oxidizing agent?

We had a quiz today and it asked for these 2 in a question and it also asked for what element was being reduced and the reducing agent. Anyone care to explain the difference as I thought they were the same.

The element being oxidized is the reducing agent.
The element being reduced is the oxidizing agent.

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One Response to “What is the difference between an element that oxidizes and an oxidizing agent?”

  1. Giulio M Says:
    October 22nd, 2009 at 9:07 pm

    The element being oxidized is the reducing agent.
    The element being reduced is the oxidizing agent.
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