The element has gained one or more electrons....
The element has gained one or more electrons....
Reduction is equivalent to a gain of electrons.
In chemistry, for an element to be reduced means that it gains electrons during a chemical reaction. This process decreases the oxidation state of the element, making it more negative. Reduction often occurs simultaneously with oxidation, where another element loses electrons; together, these processes are part of redox (reduction-oxidation) reactions.
Potassium is the element that is most easily reduced because it has a low ionization energy and readily loses an electron to form a +1 cation.
The corrosion on iron can be reduced by suitable thin layer of element to be electroplated.
The element that is most likely to be reduced is the element that has the highest reduction potential (E°) in a given redox reaction. The element with a more positive reduction potential is more likely to undergo reduction.
Gold
If an element has gained electrons, it has been reduced. If an element has lost electrons, it has been oxidized. This can be determined by comparing the oxidation state of the element before and after the reaction.
An "element"
No it is not. However, it is easily oxidised.
The reactant that reduces another atom
No. Carbon is oxidized. The only element that would be reduced when combining with oxygen would be fluorine.