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Ananya Shree

Class 11th
Chemistry
2 years ago

Define oxidation and reduction in the term of oxidation numbers.

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Muskan Anand

2 years ago

Oxidation involves an increase in oxidation number while reduction involves a decrease in oxidation number. Sn2+ + 2Hg2+ → Sn4+ + Hg2+ Here Sn2+ gets oxidised while Hg2+ gets reduced.

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