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Question
What is an oxidation reaction? Identify in the following reaction (i) the substance oxidised, and (ii) the substance reduced:
ZnO + C → Zn + CO
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Solution
Oxidation reaction is a reaction that involves addition of oxygen to a substance and removal of hydrogen from a substance.
(i) C is oxidised to CO because oxygen is added.
(ii) ZnO is reduced to Zn because oxygen is removed.
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