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Question
Explain the following in terms of gain or loss of oxygen with one example:
Reduction
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Solution
The loss of oxygen from a substance is also called reduction.
When copper(II) oxide is heated with hydrogen gas, it loses its oxygen to form copper metal and water.
\[\ce{CuO + H2 ->[Heat] Cu + H2O}\]
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