Electrochemistry Made Simple: Redox Basics

Electrochemistry Video: (Animated Troy McClure-style narrator from the Simpsons in a chemistry

lab) Hello and welcome to Electrochemistry Made Simple! I’m Gavin Marshall

— you might remember me from videos like the dangers of mixing chemicals in a school bathroom (image

in chemistry lab) or things that can’t go in the microwave (include image of microwave with utensils).

Today we’re diving into redox reactions, the electrifying world of electrons! (image of electrons

zipping across the screen like sparks cartoon version) Let’s start with some basics about

reduction + oxidation or Redox reactions, which are always happening together. Oxidation means

losing electrons, and reduction means gaining electrons. It is important to figure out which