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what is reduction?✔️✔️​

Answer 1

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Reduction can be defined as the process of removal of oxygen or addition of hydrogen to a chemical substance. For example, consider the following reaction In the above reaction, copper oxide is losing oxygen. Thus, CuO is getting reduced to Cu.

Answer 2

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▪︎Reduction can be considered as the removal of oxygen, the addition of hydrogen, or the gain of electrons.

▪︎Removal of oxygen: Metal ores which are oxides are reduced to the metal - this is how iron is made from iron ore. The reducing agent is carbon monoxide.