Redox Reactions

[@pomegranatehoneydews]

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[@joelcastro3238]

It's funny, I go to a 75 minute class twice a week just to NOT have this explained to me. Meanwhile 15 minutes later on this video, the material turns out to be very easy. Why is my money going to this professor....?

[@Filipinogenetics]

I wonder that every time I learn on the tubezz

[@iMusikkForeva]

exact same story but 78 minutes instead 😒

[@eleazaremmanuel7112]

OIL-RIG = Oxidation Is Loss Reduction Is Gain

[@bryannguyen658]

Yeah, I like that

[@oglow100]

sal you are an amazing teacher!! thanks to you i have learnt so many things. Immunity, calculus, trigonometry, redox reactions, stoichiometry, and a lot more!!! Sal you deserve a nobel prize the way you have helped so many people achieve higher grades in school and uni definately qualifies you to recieve one!!!

[@skarpengland]

I view Electrons as small, negative, crying babies. You feel pretty reduced when you recieve one. You feel you can breathe when you get rid of one (Oxygen-ish)

[@nickisbad]

I really like how you explain the little things to us. Not like other teachers that expect us to know most things already. (Y)

[@thiagocunha1368]

Hey guy, I'm brazilian and it was the most simple explanation that I have ever seen. Thank you very much

[@muffincita5]

Damn. I couldn't learn this in a week, I learned it in 8 minutes. You're too awesome! Thank you.

[@karaobn]

THANK YOU!!! After 6 years of studying this... I can finally grasp it because of this video.

[@ELMKTF]

Excellent video! I was so confused about Redox reactions but this helped tremendously!

[@bryannguyen658]

My chemistry teacher doesn't explain good but watching this video makes it better!

[@BlueBentley426]

God, he makes it so simple. I don't understand my chemistry book or my instructor. Thank God for these youtube videos.

[@2222ela]

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[@specialtriangles]

Your voice...it's so soothing. It makes me LEARN things...

[@Sugarskulls_forever]

You're calm. You speak at a good pace. And I learned how to do redox in 14 minutes. You are sent from the chem gods. THANK YOU.

[@kaylaadams6417]

Thank you! I complete school via correspondence and learn almost entirely from a written text. I was so confused about Redox reactions before watching this video, but now I am all clear. Thank you for articulating this lesson with such clarity.

[@LockerRoomQuiz]

wow.. tried to find a video that i could actually learn this stuff and you go beyond my expectation. Thank you!

[@Leena20121996]

Thanks a lot....i was just going through the text book pages and my notebook blankly without actually understanding anything.....u made this topic simpler for me to understand....i m having my chemistry grade 11 final tommorow and i was afraid i wont get this topic but now i feel so relaxed....Thanks a lot!!! I Wish all teachers could teach like this....

[@naveenkaur4675]

Thank you so much for this video. I had a mini epiphany during this video. My Chemistry teacher really confused me but you made it so easy!

[@cazum8]

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[@liv2srf]

Thank you so much! I basically tore apart my textbook trying to understand this and you explained it perfectly and eloquently. You're amazing, thanks again!

[@ryanuhrey8686]

The "Three Musketeers of Electronegativity." So awesome! Thanks, Sal!

[@victoriacruz7254]

THANK YOU for explaining this so clearly.

[@alish911]

so to everyone, the oxidation numbers are: H=1, O=-2, Al=3, F=-1. memorize those. thank you my man, excellent job

[@RapidShot48]

This single video has helped.me understand.everything about redox dude you are amazing

[@DeborahJB]

Beautiful! I have never seen this explained so well. Thanks.

[@trandzuyhieu]

Correct me if I'm wrong during the half reaction. Initially carbon gain 4e- from hydrogen molecules and in the product, carbon lost 4e- to oxygen molecules. Therefore carbon lost 4 e- as a net result . You have carbon lost 8e-. @ 6:09

[@sabirasolaiman]

I had the same thought at first. But we prob. consider initial and final charge of element within the molecule, -4 and +4, to determine # of e's lost/gained. If we were to do it ur way, we'd have 4H(charge 0) - 4e --> 4H(charge +1), which isn't the case here. That's before H bonded with C.

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[@Forgive595]

I find it weird when I see people dislike something when, in fact, there is nothing to dislike about it. I think some people press the dislike bottom without even seeing or understanding what is in the video. Thank you very much for uploading this video. It is really helpful.

[@616109q]

ur da man ive been trying to figure this out for 2 weeks and u did it in 14 minutes ur amazing

[@fleshcookie]

1) divide reaction into 1 oxidation and 1 reduction rxn 2) balance each one of these half rxns by following these steps. A)balance elements other than H and O B) balance O atoms by adding H2O as needed C) balance H atoms by adding H+ as needed D) Balance charge by adding e- as needed. 3) multiply each by an integer to get = numbers of electrons 4) add half rxns

[@MaelstromGuy]

Thanks a lot man, i wish my teacher was like you, we were on how to balance redox for dummies by 20 minutes and then 7 exercises to be done on 10 minutes, i got 1 out of 7, the whole class was just lost copying each other, the visuals were great, watching colors and connecting it with the periodic table was enough for me to understand.

[@borgardan]

Thank you so much mate! This claryfies chemistry a lot... Cheers!

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I totally stumbled on this by accident, and then realized it was Khan at the end of the video. I remember listening to the Ted lecture, amazing stuff Mr. Khan!

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[@SuperElf21]

thanks a lot! i've asked a lot of people and this really made me understand our lesson ^^

[@SrFelatio]

Muchísimas gracias por este gran video. Saludos desde Argentina

[@aquafrsh1]

thank u so so much! i cant explain how much this helped! your the best

[@lildevil10142]

It depends on the equation. If the molecule is neutral, then the oxidation numbers, when added together, must be zero. Say you have FeO: oxygen has a charge of negative two, so it only makes sense that iron would have a charge of positive two. Another example would be if you have an ion: FeO+1 would mean that your oxygen, with the constant charge of negative two, would have to be added to an iron with a charge of positive three (-2 + 3 = +1). ..I hope this makes some sort of sense.

[@scratchcue]

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[@mike220890]

In the last two reactions the element that became positive should give away electrons, but the video says that it gain electrons, besides this minor slip this video helps a lot thank you

[@omardalvi]

I'd learn more watching your vids for a day, than in a week in school

[@amazonjess499]

This helped me so much with understanding Redox. However, when you were doing the equation saying whether the electrons were subtracted or added you have used a plus sign for both which made it a little confusing. Other than that this video was amazing. Thank you!

[@Stephanieisblij]

Un-be-liebable. You're a hero! Thank you!!!

[@yanajoe22]

my teacher make me confuse , but you are a true teacher

[@cyimmie]

a really clear and concise explanation to a topic that has confused me for a long time. the biological association you made is actually helping me out for my orgo class. Thanks for helping me tie it all together :)

[@supercalifreakinawsm]

The first 2H2 is hydrogen gas, so its neutral, whereas on the other side of the equation, the 2H2 is from H2O, which is neutral overall, but when you break it down, the O has a -2 charge so the hydrogen has to neutralise the -2 charge. Since there are two hydrogens, each hydrogen has a +1 charge to neutralise the oxygen. Sorry if this doesn't help, I probably suck at explaining :S

[@carlosbosco95]

because those 4 electrons aren't part of H2 molecule anymore, they've gone and are now no longer attached to the H2. The point of a chemical equation is to show what a reactant produces. And that reaction produced two H2 molecules and 4 electrons.

[@mark8664]

They say that when you add water to an oil fire the water just spreads the oil apart which makes the explosion, however, I believe the carbon in the hydrocarbon combines with the oxygen in the water, what do you think and how can it be proven?

[@antonicoco]

This was great I understand it much clearer than before. Thank you!

[@anokomfan]

thanks so much! i was absent from school when they taught this. but im sure you taught it clearer than my teacher :P

[@sinekonata]

Is there a recap/table chapter dedicated to showing why these branches of chemistry have evolved? I still have no idea why studying acid/bases is useful, why the proportion of H+ in a solution is. Or why the distinction between ionic/covalent is important. And now why do we study redox reactions separately from the others. Why is a transfer of electrons in a reaction interesting in terms of its properties? All of this was very interesting, but I'm struggling to figure out where it leads.

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You are an absolute legend!

[@debbieharris4484]

love it...makes it so much more clear!

[@queenlikepuma]

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[@AntharesProcyon]

This really REALLY helped me out, thanks! PS: six people failed to understand redox reactions..

[@xspsorganization8778]

Based on the explainations i see in the comment section of this video, i would like to say that chemistry would be easier for studnts and instructors if the instructor explained chemistry (which is hard on its own) while writting what he/she is explaining to the students. Try listening to this video without watching it! and you have met my instructor!

[@power-max]

This 15 minute video was more educational than an hour long lecture of from a professor at LFCC, where I learned NOTHING. That is just sad.

[@SaronMB]

LEO the Lion goes GER Loss of Electrons is Oxidation, Gain of Electrons is Reduction

[@gummi3076]

It just really bugs me that it's called a REDUCTION when it's receiving an electron. Have I misunderstood something?

[@jorgepadua5802]

+Regin Kunoy No, it's just really confusing. TO help me a bit, I read the equation from left to right, and the agent that is reduced is giving away electrons. I know, it's really confusing.

[@capbiumteoi7448]

+Regin Kunoy remember that electrons are negative and have a minus sign.

[@trandzuyhieu]

+Regin Kunoy think of this: on a scale going from positive to negative, if electrons are negative, when it receives electrons you are becoming more negative, thus you are further reduce. In reality, it's reduce from its neutral state.

[@Bakugantsuvai1]

Nice explanation, whatever my stuffy 23 pgs of textbook explains you explain in 30 minutes. We definitly need a KhanAcademy series for AP courses especially for Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, English Literature, and Computer Science on the AP level.

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[@whoisthisandthat]

since it's FeCl2, the Cl2 has a charge of -1 so the FeCl2 needs to be neutralized. So since you know that Cl2 has a charge of -1, which it essentially has TWO -1 charges because of being diatomic, you know that you need a +2 of something to neutralize the negative Cl2.. and then that's where the Fe+2 comes in.

[@momsspaghetti1040]

This was really helpful.Thank you!

[@user-js8jh6qq4l]

Red Ox actually sounds like a football team name!

[@sacumblousi]

Thank you very much! Now I'm more ready for my final exam!

[@Em-kc1mg]

seriously, awesome awesome awesome!! now i really understand redox reactions, haha happy!!

[@splitta01]

Greetings from Germany! now i understand it!thank you so much!

[@yellowyoya]

my test is today, thank you so much for clearing it up!!

[@plasticspoonchewer]

Why can't my chemistry teacher explain things like this? You make so much more sense!

[@GratedArseCheeks]

Hydrogen is ALWAYS +1 (At least in any compound I've heard of) Carbon does often form positive cations, but this is usually in haloalkanes and stuff. :)

[@Ghost572]

This was really helpful thanks for explaining this.

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[@kyraxx]

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[@Bonfitto]

how do you make this so easy to learn...you are a hero

[@Michael-nx4qi]

How are you determining the oxidizing agent? How are you determining the reducing agent? The math all makes sense, but at the end how do you tell which element is acting on the other? For example, in the last example, why would you NOT say that the iron was oxidized by the Chlorine? Why is it the Oxygen?

[@fahadwalker]

haha, loved it when he called N, O, F the "three musketeers of electronegativity". legendary!

[@mennonis]

i got kicken out of chemistry for the rest of the year SO your my new teacher i supose XD really thanks

[@UnrealTournamentIII]

Really clear and easy, thanks a lot. Pushed the like button.

[@SinsiAlpha]

It's nice to see a video with + 250,000 views without religion/ politics arguments.

[@livinguntohim1]

I freaking love you!!! thanks soo much for what you do!!! :)

The half equations are extremely counter-intuative, when written out. If Fe has a +2 charge, that means it gave 2 electrons away. But half equation is written as Fe + 2e, which would give the Fe a -2 charge...

Its a lot easier (last example) to write like Fe - 2e = Fe-2

[@Starsilos]

Thank you for making me feel smart again

[@opmike343]

Did you even watch the video? This is one of the first things he explains once he begins to tackle the problem.

[@tarunmillsizard4933]

In the first reaction, aren't the oxygens in H2O reduced by the Hydrogen? If so does this mean that the reducing agent is not only the carbon but also the hydrogen? Thanks

[@Naabenstadt]

Great video! I finally understand redox reactions!!!!

[@TheComputerCriminal]

makes perfect sense, thanks for clearing it up !

[@bisnitar]

it is balanced, reactant side you have 2h2 which is 4h with a zero charge, and on product side you have 4h with a +1 charge each one , total 4+ , and you add 4E- to make it zero hope it helps

[@ShadowQuik]

Oxidation is loss of electrons, reduction is gain of electrons (therefore reduction of charge)

[@ericcolumba]

I'm with you. that's how I teach it to 16 yr olds. Oh and I invented one myself you might like. U2 (which were my fav band many moons ago.) To remember the difference between alkanes and alkenes and which are saturated and unsaturated. The 2 stands for the 2 letter "e" so alkene and 2 stands for double bond so alkenes have a double bond. The U stands for unsaturated so alkenes are unsaturated. peace

[@994906038827]

I also was confused when he added the 8e- to the C^+4. However, I then realized that he didn't actually make a mistake. He added the 8e- to the C^+4 side of the reaction. In the oxidation half-reaction, the electrons are (usually?) added to the right side of the reaction and the electrons are added to the left side of the reduction half-reaction.

[@patriotguy12]

No, when a element is left byitself, like; Ar2, Be, Li4, O2, O, O3 etc the oxidation number will always be 0. When it is with another element like, ONi, then it will have it's own set charge.

[@urockit2011]

so. incredibly. helpful.

[@lightning8675]

Your videos & explanations are very good. Much clearer than most can deliver by a long shot. But a comment/question. When naming an oxidizing agent or reducing agent, doesn't it have to be the whole compound named, not just the element? I.E. In the methane example at 8:20, Carbon is oxidized, but isn't it supposed to be CH4 is the reducing agent? Rather than saying carbon is the reducing agent? I checked two textbooks & it looks like they are saying the whole reactant/compound has to be named

[@MrDhodho]

i'm already a college student but i still can't understand redox reactions until i watched this video..hehe..thanks..

[@macmos1]

good thing you have videos on youtube i have a horrible chem professor

[@oglow100]

@johmarie7 the oxidation state is based on what is being reacted with it if it is alone then it is neutral

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[@tex4568]

in my class we Learned "Oil Rig" Oxidation Is Loss (of electrons) Reduction Is Gain (of electrons)