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Nonmetals also have high electron affinity. This means that it is energetically favorable to add an electron to a nonmetal. So, nonmetals can be easily reduced. Metals tend to have low electron affinity so it is more difficult to add electrons (or reduce them). In short: Metals have low ionization energies and low electron affinities so they are readily oxidized. Nonmetals have high ionization energies and high electron affinities so they are readily reduced.
â¢ The more reactive a metal, the stronger it is as a reducing agent. The more reactive a non-metal, the stronger it is as an oxidizing agent. â¢ More reactive metals are able to reduce the ions of less reactive metals. More reactive non-metals are able to oxidize the ions of less reactive non-metals. 9.4 Voltaic cells and 19.1 Standard electrode potentials. â¢ The higher the EÂ° value of a cell the greater its tendency to be reduced. â¢ The lower the EÂ° value of a cell the greater its tendency to be oxidized. â¢ The standard hydrogen electrode is used as the reference standard for voltaic cells, and is. assigned a value of 0V.