Question

identify the substance that are oxidised and the substance that are reduced in following reaction . (1) 4Na(s) + O2(g) = 2Na2O(s).​

Answer 1

Answer:

in this reaction Na is getting oxidized

and Oxygen is getting reduced

Explanation:

Answer 2

First, oxidation is the process in which oxygen is added, hydrogen is removed, electronegative ion is added and an electropositive ion is removed while reduction is exact opposite.

in the reaction, sodium is oxidised to Na2O while oxygen is reduced by Na.