Oxidation Reduction Reactions
What is Oxidation Reduction Reactions?
Oxidation-reduction (redox) reactions are chemical reactions involving the transfer of electrons between substances, in which one reactant is oxidized (loses electrons, increasing its oxidation state) and another is reduced (gains electrons, decreasing its oxidation state). Oxidizing agents accept electrons and are themselves reduced; reducing agents donate electrons and are themselves oxidized. Redox reactions are fundamental to combustion, corrosion, electrochemistry, photosynthesis, and cellular respiration.
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Oxidation-reduction (redox) reactions are chemical reactions involving the transfer of electrons between substances, in which one reactant is oxidized (loses electrons, increasing its oxidation state) and another is reduced (gains electrons, decreasing its oxidation state). Oxidizing agents accept electrons and are themselves reduced; reducing agents donate electrons and are themselves oxidized. Redox reactions are fundamental to combustion, corrosion, electrochemistry, photosynthesis, and cellular respiration.