Explain the following term with one example of each Rancidity, Reduction, Oxidation
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Explanation:
1. Rancidity: When the substance containing oils and fats are exposed to air they get oxidised and become rancid due to which their smell, taste and colour change. This process is known as rancidity. For example when a when butter is kept open for a long time then its smell and taste gets changed.
2. Reduction: It is a chemical reaction in which loss of oxygen or gain of hydrogen takes place. For example in the first reaction copper oxide is reduced to become copper and in second Zinc Oxide is reduced to become Zinc.
3. Oxidation: It a chemical reaction in which gain of oxygen or loss of hydrogen takes place. For example in the first reaction copper is oxidised to become copper oxide and in second Magnesium is oxidised to become Magnesium Oxide.