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Redox
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Redox - When oxygen is lost or gained during a reaction Reduction - Oxygen is lost Oxidation - Oxygen is gained The Redox reaction happens when oxygen is lost or gained in a reaction. The (Red) in Redox means that, oxygen is being taken away from a reaction Example CuO> Cu + 0² This is an example of Reduction in a reaction The (ox) in Redox means when oxygen is gained in a reaction, this is called Oxidation. Example H² + 0²> H²0 This is an example Oxidation happening in a reaction In this reaction there is a good example of a Redox reaction because, firstly Carbon and Oxygen are lost from CuC0³ to create Copper from Copper Carbonate. This is an example of Reduction in this reaction. Also Oxygen is gained from Carbon to create Carbon Dioxide. This is an example of Oxidation because Carbon doesn't have Oxygen but then gains Oxygen to create Carbon Dioxide which has Oxygen in the...
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