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Fill in the Following Blanks with Suitable Words: the Addition of Hydrogen to a Substance is Called ........ Whereas Removal of Hydrogen is Called ....... - Science

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Fill in the following blanks with suitable words:

The addition of hydrogen to a substance is called ........ whereas removal of hydrogen is called .......

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Solution

The addition of hydrogen to a substance is called reduction, whereas removal of hydrogen is called oxidation.

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Chapter 1: Chemical Reactions and Equations - Exercise 2 [Page 46]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry (Science) [English] Class 10
Chapter 1 Chemical Reactions and Equations
Exercise 2 | Q 24.2 | Page 46

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