What is the difference between donation and transfer of electrons?

1 Answer
Sep 21, 2017

An electron donor donates its electrons. A electron transfer happens when a electron relocates itself from a molecule and makes it self into another entity of chemistry.

Explanation:

An electron donor donates its electrons,it itself is an oxidizing agent. A electron transfer happens when a electron relocates itself from a molecule and makes it self into another entity of chemistry. There are multiple types of transfers in chemistry a few of them are heterogeneous transfer, outer sphere transfer and inner sphere transfer. All, the transfers happen in different ways.