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Oxidation is loss of electrons. Reduction is gain of electrons.
Therefore in a redox reaction one substance will lose electrons which the other picks up and gains.
So the complimentary part is because in order for one substance to gain electrons another in the system must be losing them.
I think that is what is meant - although it has been many years indeed!
-from von2 posadas of EN 4A UE Caloocan
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 8y agoRedox. You can't have the re without the dox, or is that ox without the red? You can't throw away electrons, nor will electrons pop out of thin air.
Oxidation is the loss of electrons, reduction is the gain of electrons. In order for one atom to lose electrons another atom must gain them. Hence, reduction must be accompanied by oxidation and vice versa.
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∙ 14y agooxidation must always be accompanied by a reduction because the species being oxidized must transfer an electron to some other species that is reduced. the electron cannot just be given up to free space.
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∙ 10y agoOxidation is loss of electrons. Reduction is gain of electrons.
Therefore in a redox reaction one substance will lose electrons which the other picks up and gains.
So the complimentary part is because in order for one substance to gain electrons another in the system must be losing them.
I think that is what is meant - although it has been many years indeed!
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∙ 13y agoOxidation is the removal of electrons -
e.g. Fe = Fe2+ + 2 e- is an oxidation reaction.
But you can not just have charge building up for no reasons. There has to be a balancing reaction that uses the electrons - reduction e.g.
Cl2 + 2e- = 2Cl- = reduction
NET REACTION oxidation and reduction Fe + Cl2 = FeCl2
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∙ 7y agoWhat is the colour of ferrous sulphate crystals?how does this colour change after heating?
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∙ 13y agoRedox. You can't have the re without the dox, or is that ox without the red? You can't throw away electrons, nor will electrons pop out of thin air.
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Oxidation and reduction reactions are chemical processes that result in a gain or loss in?
ELECTRONS
Does Oxidation and reduction reactions occur at the same time?
Yes, an element can undergo both oxidation and reduction in the same reaction. The reaction between Zinc and Copper Sulphate is a perfect example. This type of reaction is called a redox reaction.
Why is NO3 to NO a reduction?
because the oxidation state of N decreases
Which balanced equation represents an oxidation-reduction reaction?
Equations that separate the oxidation from the reduction parts of the reaction
What type of reaction is occurring when a metal undergoes corrosion?
Oxidation reduction
Why must oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously?
Because for oxidation to take place the electrons lost by the substance that is oxidized must be accepted by atoms or ions of another substance. Also, for reduction to occur the electrons gained by the substance that is being reduced must be transferred from the atoms of ions of another substance. Therefore, oxidation and reduction are complementary processes: that is to say that oxidation cannot occur without reduction and visa versus.
Oxidation and reduction reactions are chemical processes that result in a gain or loss in?
ELECTRONS
How the processes of oxidation and reduction related?
In a reaction where one reactant is being oxidised another reactant is necessarily being reduced. Reduction cannot occur without oxidation, and vice versa.
Which of the following processes involves an oxidation-reduction reaction and allows engineers to coat one metal with another?
Electroplating
What does chemical and physical processes include?
Physical processes: melting, boiling, grinding, sieving, vaporization, deposition, etc. Chemical processes: polymerization, oxidation, reduction, chemical reactions, thermal degradation, dissociation, etc.
How to find the Oxidation and reduction?
oxidation is the taking away of an electron, while reduction is gaining and electron
Concept of oxidation and reduction?
a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction
HCl plus NaOH reduction or oxidation?
It is neither oxidation nor reduction it is simply a double displacement reaction.
Is reduction physical or chemical?
Reduction, the opposite of oxidation, is chemical.
What are the differences between fatty acid synthesis and beta-oxidation?
Beta Oxidation--> Oxidation, Hydrolysis, Oxidation, Cleavage Fatty Acid Synthesis--> Cyle transferase, Dehydration, Reduction, Reduction
Is it possible to have a reaction in which oxidation takes place but reduction does not?
Oxidation is characterized by the loss of electrons, and reduction is characterized by the gain of electrons. Since there must be an electron loser and an electron receiver, oxidation and reduction are always complimentary.
When an atom looses an electron what is called?
It would be a positive ion, which is called an anion. (pronounced an-ion)
