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Question
An element L consists of molecules.
When L is heated with iron metal, it forms a compound, FeL. What chemical term would you use to describe the change undergone by L?
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Solution
When L is heated with iron metal, it forms a compound, FeL.
Here, oxidation of Fe and reduction of L occur as follows:
\[\ce{Fe → Fe^{2+} + 2e-}\]
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