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Question
Explain the term redox reaction with an example involving the reaction of hydrogen sulphide with chlorine.
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Solution
Redox Reaction: “The reaction in which oxidation and reduction take place simultaneously is called Redox Reaction.”
Removal of hydrogen is oxidation. Here `"H"_2"S"` is oxidised to sulphur whereas the addition of hydrogen is reduction.
Here chlorine is being reduced to hydrogen chloride.
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