Question

Give two definitions for each of these: a) reduction b) oxidation​

Answer 1

Answer:

• Reduction, any of a class of chemical reactions in which the number of electrons associated with an atom or a group of atoms is increased. The electrons taken up by the substance reduced are supplied by another substance, which is thereby oxidized. See oxidation-reduction reaction.

• Oxidation is the loss of electrons. Reduction is the gain of electrons. In terms of oxygen transfer, oxidation may be defined as the chemical process in which a substance gains oxygen or loses electrons and hydrogen. When one of the reactants is oxygen, then oxidation is the gain of oxygen.

Answer 2

Answer:

Reduction - the process or result of reducing or being reduced.

Oxidation - the process or result of oxidizing or being oxidized.