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Oxidation
Americo Powlowski
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∙ 15y agoLoss of electrons means that a molecule is oxidized and the molecule receiving the electrons means that it is being reduced. Reduction essentially means the loss of overall electrical charge. Another important thing to remember is that redox reactions (reduction-oxidation) reactions occur simultaneously.
Loss of hydrogen atoms is considered a part of an molecule losing a "simple electron," thus because hydrogen has only 1 electron and 1 proton. Furthermore, loss of hydrogen is considered dehydrogenation reactions - the apparent lose of hydrogen atoms because of biochemical formation.
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∙ 12y agoi beilev that the loss of electrons has to do with respiration.
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∙ 12y agoOxidation.
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∙ 12y agooxidation
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Loss of electrons from a molecule is called?
Ionization, it becomes a cation
The loss of electrons by a molecule atom or ion is called?
oxidation. Gaining electrons is called reduction.
The unequal sharing of electrons within a water molecule makes the water molecule .?
Unequal sharing of electrons in a water molecule causes the molecule to be polar.
How many electrons does a water molecule have?
A molecule of of H2O has 10 electrons: two from the hydrogen and 8 from the oxygen.
Where is the density of electrons greatest in the water molecule?
The density of electrons in a water molecule is highest around/near the oxygen atom.
Loss of electrons from a molecule is called?
Ionization, it becomes a cation
The loss of electrons by a molecule atom or ion is called?
oxidation. Gaining electrons is called reduction.
When a donor molecule loses an electron do we say it has become reduced?
Loss of electrons is oxidation.
What does oxidation mean in terms of electrons?
Oxidation describes the loss of electrons by a molecule, atom or ion and if it helps you more
What does a molecule that has been oxidized have?
Well it has less electrons than it had before. That is the definition of oxidation. The loss of electrons is oxidation. The gain of electrons is reduction.
How do the definitions of oxidation and reduction differ?
Oxidation is the loss of electrons or an increase in oxidation state by a molecule, atom or ion. Reduction is the gain of electrons or a decrease in oxidation state by a molecule, atom, or ion.
Reactions in which electrons are transferred between atoms?
This is called a redox reaction, where one molecule gains electrons and one molecule loses electrons. Reduction is the gain of electrons and oxidation the gain of electrons. It can be remembered as OILRIG (Oxidation Is Loss Reduction Is Gain).
How many electrons are in an oxygen molecule?
There are 16 electrons in an oxygen molecule as each oxygen atom has 8 electrons.
The number of electrons in one molecule of CO?
There are 22 electrons in one molecule of CO2.
The unequal sharing of electrons within a water molecule makes the water molecule .?
Unequal sharing of electrons in a water molecule causes the molecule to be polar.
What is the chemical process from the point of view of a single atom in a reactant molecule for ammonia?
The loss or gain of one or more outer shell electrons.
Is a molecule that has lost electrons been reduced?
OIL RIGOxidation Is Loss (of electrons)Reduction Is Gain (of electrons)So no, a molecule which has lost electrons has a positive charge and so has been oxidised
