Talk:Reduction potential
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-- The wording within the first paragraph is a little loose. I suggest that: A solution with a higher reduction potential will have a tendency to gain electrons from new species (i.e. oxidize them) and a solution with a lower reduction potential will have a tendency to lose electrons to new species (i.e. reduce them).
Be changed to: A solution with a higher reduction potential than the new species will have a tendency to gain electrons from new species (i.e. oxidize them) and a solution with a lower reduction potential than the new species will have a tendency to lose electrons to new species (i.e. reduce them). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.94.156.170 (talk) 19:05, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
Can someone change the first paragraph, gaining electrons is reducing not oxidizing check the article on Redox. 24.34.10.108 (talk) 09:55, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
I changed referenced wording (actually found in second paragraph)to include 'new species' as suggested, and embellished parenthetical clauses to hopefully clarify that the gaining of electrons (reduction) is by the species originally in solution through oxidation of the new species. Jjotter (talk) 20:21, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Oxidation potential
I know not much about chemistry but should oxidation potential be redirected here? They sound very similar just instead of getting electrons, it's losing electrons. Lyctc (talk) 00:04, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
