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2016905

Anonymous Sun Nov 7 15:24:48 2010 No.2016905 [Reply] [Original]

What the fuck is a redox reaction

>>	Anonymous Sun Nov 7 15:25:48 2010 No.2016909 the loss or gain of electrons between compounds

>>	Anonymous Sun Nov 7 15:26:48 2010 No.2016912 Redox = Reduction-Oxidation reaction Chemical reaction resulting in transfer of electrons.

>>	Anonymous Sun Nov 7 15:26:48 2010 No.2016917 >>2016909 how do you know when one is happening

>>	Anonymous Sun Nov 7 15:28:48 2010 No.2016934 >>2016917 When charges of ions change, or maybe when diatomic elements form/split

>>	Anonymous Sun Nov 7 15:30:48 2010 No.2016949 >>2016917 http://library.thinkquest.org/C006669/data/Chem/electrochemistry/redox.html like this

>>	Anonymous Sun Nov 7 15:32:48 2010 No.2016961 For instance, in the reaction NAD+ + H- -> NADH, NAD+ is being reduced because it's gaining electrons.