Name the oxidising and reducing agent in the following reaction:
$CuO + H_{2} \longrightarrow Cu + H_{2}O$

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(N/A) In the given reaction: $CuO + H_{2} \longrightarrow Cu + H_{2}O$
$1$. The oxidising agent is $CuO$ because it provides oxygen to $H_{2}$ and gets reduced to $Cu$.
$2$. The reducing agent is $H_{2}$ because it removes oxygen from $CuO$ and gets oxidised to $H_{2}O$.

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