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Question
Identify from the following reaction the reactants that undergo oxidation and reduction.
\[\ce{2Ag2O → 4 Ag + O2 \uparrow}\]
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Solution
In a reaction, silver oxide is changing to silver. That is, oxygen is being removed from silver oxide. Removal of oxygen from a substance is called reduction, so silver oxide undergoes reduction.
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