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Question
Define the following in terms of gain or loss of hydrogen with one example:
Reduction
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Solution
The gain of hydrogen to a substance is called reduction.
When nitrogen reacts with hydrogen to form ammonia (NH3).
\[\ce{N2 + 3H2 -> 2NH3}\]
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