Choose all of the statements from below which are true about oxidation and reduc
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Question
Choose all of the statements from below which are true about oxidation and reduction.
a.) Oxidation and reduction are opposite processes with respect to bookkeeping electrons.
b.) Oxidation is what happens when an element in a substance increases its oxidation number.
c.) Electrons appear on the left side of an oxidation half reaction.
d.) An oxidant is an oxidizing agent, which becomes reduced during the course of a redox reaction.
e.) Reduction is what happens when an element in a substance decreases its oxidation number.
f.) Electrons appear on the left side of a reduction half reaction.
g.) A reductant is a reducing agent, which becomes reduced during the course of a redox reaction.
Explanation / Answer
a.) Oxidation and reduction are opposite processes with respect to bookkeeping electrons.
b.) Oxidation is what happens when an element in a substance increases its oxidation number.
d.) An oxidant is an oxidizing agent, which becomes reduced during the course of a redox reaction
e.) Reduction is what happens when an element in a substance decreases its oxidation number.
f.) Electrons appear on the left side of a reduction half reaction.