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Question
Identify the following pair of species is in its oxidized state?
Cu/Cu2+
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Solution
Cu/Cu2+
Here, Cu loses two electrons to form Cu2+ ion.
\[\ce{Cu_{(s)}->Cu^2+_{ (aq)} + 2e-}\]
Hence, Cu/Cu2+ is in an oxidized state.
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