C2H4 is oxidized and O2 is reduced in both reactions.
<h3>What is oxidation/reduction?</h3>
Oxidation is defined in several ways. Some of the definitions are:
- The addition of oxygen or removal of hydrogen
- Increase in the oxidation number of atoms
- Addition of electronegative or the removal of electropositive elements
Reduction, on the other hand, is defined as:
- Removal of oxygen or addition of hydrogen
- Decrease in the oxidation number of atoms
- Addition of electropositive elements or the removal of electronegative elements.
In the two reactions, oxygen is being added to C2H4. Thus, C2H4 is being oxidized.
The oxidizing agent is O2. In oxidation reactions, the oxidizing agents usually get reduced. Thus, O2 is reduced in both reactions.
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chemical reactions can release heat (a)
Answer:
b) O₂
d) CH₄
Explanation:
In a chemical equation, the <u>reactants</u> are the substances that are written on the <u>left side</u>. The reactants react to produce the products. On the right side, the products are written.
The arrow => is used to separate the reactants from the products.
To the left of the arrow, you can see this written:
CH₄ + 2O₂
The plus sign + is used to separate each reactant.
In 2O₂ you can ignore the big 2 because it is a coefficient, which is written to balance the equation.
The reactants are CH₄ and O₂
