What are oxidation and reduction reactions? Give an example of each.

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What are oxidation and reduction reactions? Give an example of each.

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Answer 1 · 2016-09-07T07:58:12

$"Loss of electrons"$ $-=$ $"OXIDATION"$

$"Gain of electrons"$ $-=$ $"REDUCTION"$

Explanation:

And thus redox reactions are largely hypothetical processes; mind you they do allow representation of the stoichiometries of actual chemical reactions:

$Na rarr Na^(+) + e^-$ $"Oxidation (i)"$

$1/2O_2 + 2e^(-) rarr O^(2-)$ $"Reduction (ii)"$

And $2xx(i)+(ii)$ $=$

$2Na +1/2O_2 rarr Na_2O$

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