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Chemical reaction with oxygen only.

Hi!

I would like to ask you, guys, two questions.

1- Is there a name for chemical reactions involving withdrawing of oxygen of a molecule by another molecule? Only the oxygen. For example:
Xo2 + B -> X + Bo2
or
Xo2 + B -> BX + o2
ps. X and B are molecules with others chemical elements.

2- Could you tell some examples of molecules that does what i said in question 1? Remove the oxygen of other molecule?

If there is a name, as i said in question 1, i could search for myself, but in the same way, i would like to have some examples.
Thank you!

Reply 1

Borek

Short answer: there is no such name.

Longer answer: you are looking for either reduction or deoxygenation, but none of these names refer to the general oxygen removal reaction. First is much broader, second is used mostly in organic chemistry (and even there typically refers only to a subset of reactions in which oxygen is removed).

Reply 2

charco

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Original post by amanda.castro

Yes, it's reduction....

or rather it's a redox reaction. The B reduces the XO2 to X and in the process gets oxidised.

Reply 3

username913907

Original post by amanda.castro

There isn;t a one step reaction but yes you can do that sort of thing

Reply 4

amanda.castro

So, if i want to see some examples of this reaction, i have to search for reduction reactions in which oxygen is removed?
This i already know, but i thought there was a specific name. So, could be reduction or deoxygenation?

But could you give me some example of it?

Reply 5

amanda.castro

Original post by JMaydom

There isn;t a one step reaction but yes you can do that sort of thing

Could be more than one step. How to do it? Can you give me an example?

Reply 6

amanda.castro

Original post by charco

Yes, it's reduction....

or rather it's a redox reaction. The B reduces the XO2 to X and in the process gets oxidised.

Sorry bump this thread, but i really would like to have some examples.
I've been reading about and, are you sure is it's a redox reaction?

Reply 7

charco

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Original post by amanda.castro

Sorry bump this thread, but i really would like to have some examples.
I've been reading about and, are you sure is it's a redox reaction?

Redox is short for reduction and oxidation. This is a process where electrons get transferred from one species to another.

In the reactions of metals the metal atoms lose electrons. This is oxidation. If oxygen atoms gain electrons they become oxide ions, this is reduction.

Reply 8

username913907

think about the oxidation states of X and B in your examples. The oxidation states change for both... one goes up, one down so it's redox!

Reply 9

RoyalBlue7

Original post by amanda.castro

Sorry bump this thread, but i really would like to have some examples.
I've been reading about and, are you sure is it's a redox reaction?

The natural process where SO3 is produced in the atmosphere can be an example, if I remember correctly, in the second step.

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Reply 10

amanda.castro

Original post by JMaydom

think about the oxidation states of X and B in your examples. The oxidation states change for both... one goes up, one down so it's redox!

And it can release the oxygen atom?

Reply 11

Kallisto

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Original post by amanda.castro

So Xo2 is an oxide, am I right? the case Xo2 + B -> X + Bo2 is possible, as it is a redox reaction.

Example: copper oxide and hydrogen reacts to copper and Water

CuO + H2 -> Cu + H2O, copper oxide is reduced to copper and hydrogen is oxidised to water.