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Question
Identify the substances that are oxidised and the substances that are reduced in the following reaction.
\[\ce{CuO_{(s)} + H2_{(g)} -> Cu_{(s)} + H2O_{(l)}}\]
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Solution
In the given reaction hydrogen is being oxidised and Cu is being reduced.
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