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Oxidation-reduction
When in a given equation, the metal which gets oxidized would have standard reduction potential value lower than the metal which gets reduced. This is according to the arrangement of metals in an electrochemical series. Higher the standard reduction potential value of the metal is, stronger it is as an oxidizing agent, that is it acts as oxidizing agent while itself getting reduced in the process. Similarly, Lower the standard reduction potential value of the metal is, stronger it is as an reducing agent, that is it acts as reducing agent while itself getting oxidized in the process. So by looking at the electrochemical series one can easily identify which metal gets oxidizied and which gets reduced easily.