Oxidizing Agent - Common Oxidizing Agents

Common Oxidizing Agents

  • Oxygen (O2)
  • Ozone (O3)
  • Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and other inorganic peroxides
  • Fluorine (F2), chlorine (Cl2), and other halogens
  • Nitric acid (HNO3) and nitrate compounds
  • Sulfuric acid (H2SO4)
  • Peroxydisulfuric acid (H2S2O8)
  • Peroxymonosulfuric acid (H2SO5)
  • Chlorite, chlorate, perchlorate, and other analogous halogen compounds
  • Hypochlorite and other hypohalite compounds, including household bleach (NaClO)
  • Hexavalent chromium compounds such as chromic and dichromic acids and chromium trioxide, pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC), and chromate/dichromate compounds
  • Permanganate compounds such as KMnO4
  • Sodium perborate
  • Nitrous oxide (N2O)
  • Silver oxide (Ag2O)
  • Osmium tetroxide (OsO4)
  • Tollens' reagent
  • 2,2'-Dipyridyldisulfide (DPS)

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