Question 22 of 26intermediate💡 UnderstandLong Answer3 marks
Explain the following in terms of gain or loss of oxygen with two examples each.
(a)
Oxidation
(b)
Reduction
Explanation
The textbook clearly defines oxidation as gaining oxygen and reduction as losing oxygen. The context provides the copper-oxygen reaction and the zinc oxide-carbon reaction as examples of redox reactions. In each reaction, one substance gets oxidised (gains oxygen) while another gets reduced (loses oxygen). These are called oxidation-reduction reactions or redox reactions.