electron acceptor
Gains electrons readily
An electron acceptor is a molecule or atom that receives electrons from another substance in a chemical reaction.
In redox reactions, electron acceptors are reduced while electron donors are oxidized.
Oxygen is the most familiar electron acceptor—it's why we breathe.
In biochemistry, electron acceptors drive cellular respiration and photosynthesis: The bacteria use nitrate as an electron acceptor instead of oxygen.
- oxidizing agentElectron-accepting chemical species
- oxidizerElectron-accepting reactant
- redox reactionPaired electron transfer process
- redoxElectron transfer chemistry
- cathodeElectrode current exits through
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- Redoxredox reaction, redox, oxidizing agent, oxidizer, reducer
- electrochemistryelectrode, anode, cathode, electrodes, anodes
- photosynthesisphotosynthesis, chlorophyll, chloroplast, chloroplasts, PSI
- Redox Biologyfree radical, superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, glutathione, antioxidant
- doped semiconductors
- nanocarbonfullerene, buckyball, buckminsterfullerene, carbon nanotube, graphene
electron acceptorreducing agent
Electron-donating chemical species
donor · reducer · nucleophile · NADH · antioxidant
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