Question

explain the following terms with examples i) oxidation ii) reduction also state the electronic concept of oxidation and reduction​

Answer 1

1)chemistry to react with oxygen and rust. chemistry Oxidize also means to cause an atom or group of atoms to lose electrons during a chemical reaction.

Answer 2

Reduction is the loss of oxygen atom from a molecule or the gaining of one or more electrons. A reduction reaction is seen from the point of view of the molecule being reduced, as when one molecule gets reduced another gets oxidised. The full reaction is known as a Redox reaction. This is a good way of remembering it.

This can be remembered with the term OIL RIG when speaking about electrons.

Oxidation Is Loss

Reduction Is Gain

In the case of Organic Chemistry it is usually the case of the gaining/loss of Oxygen/Hydrogen

In Inorganic Chemistry the term refers to the change in oxidation state of the metal center.

Oxidation is a process where a substance

Loses one or more electrons

Gains an oxygen atom or Electronegative atoms

Loses a hydrogen atom or Electropositive atoms

Gains an increase in its oxidation number

Reduction is the opposite!