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Question
Explain the following term with example.
Reduction
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Solution
A chemical reaction in which a substance gains hydrogen or loses oxygen is called a reduction reaction.
E.g. In the following reaction, ethylene (ethene) is reduced to ethane.
\[\ce{\underset{\text{Ethylene}}{H2C = CH2} ->[H2][Pt/Ni] \underset{\text{Ethane}}{CH3CH3}}\]
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