The newton is the International System of Units derived unit of force. It is named after Isaac Newton in recognition of his work on classical mechanics, specifically Newton's second law of motion. Editors Contribution (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition:
It's 2-methylpropan-1-ol oxidized with potassium dichromate(VI) in aqueous sulphuric acid to yield 2-methylpropanoic acid (also known as isobutyric acid).
2 Al(s) + Fe2O3(s) Al2O3(s) + 2 Fe(l). By assigning oxidation numbers, we can pick out the oxidation and reduction halves of the reaction. Aluminum is oxidized to Al 2 O 3 in this reaction, which means that Fe 2 O 3 must be the oxidizing agent.Conversely, Fe 2 O 3 is reduced to iron metal, which means that aluminum must be the reducing agent.Because a reducing agent is always transformed into its conjugate oxidizing agent in an oxidation-reduction reaction, the products of this reaction include a new oxidizing agent (Al 2 O 3) and a new reducing agent (Fe).n the course of this reaction, CuO is reduced to copper metal. Thus, H 2 is the reducing agent in this reaction, and CuO acts as an oxidizing agent. An important feature of oxidation-reduction reactions can be recognized by examining what happens to the copper in this pair of reactions.