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Explain the following in terms of gain or loss of oxygen with two examples each : Reduction

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Solution :Reduction : ADDITION of HYDROGEN or REMOVAL of OXYGEN in a reaction is called reduction
Examples :
(i) `CuO+H_(2)toCu+H_(2)O`
Oxygen has been removed from CuO in the above reaction.
(ii) `H_(2)S+Cl_(2)to2HCl+S`
Hydrogen has been added to `Cl_(2)` in the above reaction.


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