Two important effects of reduction in our daily life
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Reduction reactions cannot occur separately, oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously since when one atom loses oxygen there should be another atom to accept it otherwise the reaction would not occur.
Common examples of redox reactions are
- Combustion reaction
All combustion reactions taking place around us for example, burning of fuel in automobiles, strike a match, burning a candle etc are redox reactions wherein the hydrocarbon gets oxidised and oxygen gets reduced by combining with hydrogen to form water.
- Batteries
Work on the principle of redox reactions where one element is reduced and other is oxidised liberating energy along. Typical example is an alkaline battery or AA battery that we use at home. Here Zn is oxidised and Mn is reduced.
Zn + 2MnO2 ZnO + Mn2O3
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