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Redox + Carbon Chemistry

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What is reduction?

Reduction is the gain of electrons

What is oxidation?

Oxidation is the loss of electrons

What occurs between more reactive metals and less reactive metals in solution?

The more reactive metals displace the less reactive metals and become ions, while the less reactive metal gains electrons to form an element.

Redox is a reaction in which both oxidation and reduction occur. They have a reducing agent and an oxidising agent.

What is a reducing agent?

A reducing agent donates electrons