Why cannot oxidation occur without reduction?
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Also, for reduction to occur the electrons gained by the substance that is being reduced must be transferred from the atoms of ions of another substance. Therefore,oxidation and reduction are complementary processes: that is to say that oxidation cannot occur without reduction and visa versus
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Oxidation occurs because an agent that causes the oxidation---the oxidizing agent---must itself get reduced.
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