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Does oxidation gain or lose oxygen or hydrogen?
It gains oxygen, loses hydrogen
What process does a cell with a low concentration of oxygen will likely gain oxygen molecules from an area with a higher oxygen concentration have to go through?
Diffusion.
Why does hydrogen gas burn?
Burning causes hydrogen to convert to water which is extremely stable. Hydrogen is very reactive because it only has one electron and wants to gain one to have a stable two electron configuration like the noble gas helium. Oxygen wants to gain electrons to become like Neon. So Hydrogen burns in oxygen because nature prefers low energy which is the overall result.
What evidence do you have that water is a covalent bond?
Because when hydrogen atoms combine with the oxygen atom, they do so by sharing their outer shell electrons to gain a full outer shell. Hope this helps
How many electrons will hydrogen gain or lose when it forms an ion?
Hydrogen usually loses its single electron to become a hydrogen ion, H+.
How does the oxidation number indicate if an electron will be lost or gain by the bond in an atom?
Oxidation number describes gain of electrons. It involves addition of oxygen and removal of hydrogen.
Does oxidation gain or lose oxygen or hydrogen?
It gains oxygen, loses hydrogen
What is the difference between oxidation reaction and a decomposition reaction?
Oxidation reaction is a process in which the atom or ion is increasing its oxidation sate. This includes a loss of electrons. Seen in the product side of a overall equation. The species that are being oxidized are the reduction agents. Reduction reaction is a process in which the atom or ion is decreasing its oxidation state. This includes a gain of electrons. They are seen in the reactants side through the overall equation.The species that are being reduced are the oxidizing agents.
What process does a cell with a low concentration of oxygen will likely gain oxygen molecules from an area with a higher oxygen concentration have to go through?
Diffusion.
Why does hydrogen gas burn?
Burning causes hydrogen to convert to water which is extremely stable. Hydrogen is very reactive because it only has one electron and wants to gain one to have a stable two electron configuration like the noble gas helium. Oxygen wants to gain electrons to become like Neon. So Hydrogen burns in oxygen because nature prefers low energy which is the overall result.
Reduction is the gain of oxygen by a metal?
no, that is oxidation. Reduction is when the metal is reduced from its metal oxide to its elemental form. As turning rust into iron.
Does sulfur gain electrons when combining with other elements?
It can both gain and lose electrons depending on the different elements. With hydrogen, it gains electrons to produce hydrogen sulphide and it will lose electrons with oxygen to produce sulphur oxides. Generally it will tend to gain electrons as it is in group 16 of the elements and so is quite negatively electrovalent but against a more negatively electrovalent elements it can be forced to lose electrons unwillingly as in the case of oxygen. Even though oxygen is also in group 16, sulphur is an order below oxygen and therefore less negatively electrovalent that oxygen.
What is removed in oxidation of alcohol?
OIL RIG. Oxidation is Loss, Reduction is Gain (of electrons, or of Hydrogen) Oxidation is gain of oxygen, reduction is loss of oxygen. In answer to your question, oxidation of a primary alkanol (alcohol) gives you an alkanal or aldehyde, and what is removed is an atom of H.
When cells don't have enough oxygen what process is used to gain a couple more ATP?
The anaerobic process of glycolysis, commonly called fermentation.
What elements contain carbohydrates?
The three elements found in carbohydrates are hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen. Carbohydrates are found in many foods. They help the body produce energy, but too many carbohydrates can cause a person to gain weight.
Is water evaporating an example of oxidation and why?
Evaporation of water is a physical process.No. Oxidation is a chemical process where the oxidized substance loses electrons - or in common use, when it becomes an oxide by bonding with oxygen. When water evaporates, the evaporated molecules retain all their electrons and gain no extra oxygen atoms - and when the evaporated water is recovered through condensation it's still water rather than hydrogen peroxide.
What types of compound is water?
Water is an example of a neutral oxide compound, a compound with simple molecular structure. H2O is a covalent compound. We know that covalent compounds don't gain or loose electrons but they share electrons between the atoms.Hydrogen shares one electron that is in its first shell so 2 hydrogen atoms are required to make a covalent bond with oxygen which shares its 2 electrons each with one hydrogen atom. so the reaction is as follows: H . + ++O++ + . H H2O Here "." are the valence electrons of hydrogen and "+" of oxygen. when oxygen and hydrogen shares its valence electrons with that of oxygen the duplet of hydrogen is complete and octet of oxygen is complete.Note that only one electron of oxygen are shared with each atom of hydrogen. Water is a molecular compound consisting of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Bonds are formed in two ways: Gain or lose an electron from the valence shell; called an ionic attraction. Share one or more electrons in the valence shell; called a covalent bond.
