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Chapter 14, Problem 19E
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The given statement is to be explained, using chemical equation,

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Oxidation is the addition of an electronegative element or the removal of an electropositive element in a chemical reaction.

Reduction is the addition of an electropositive element or the removal of an electronegative element in a chemical reaction.

The chemical reaction in which oxidation process and reduction process take place simultaneously, is called a redox reaction.

An oxidizing agent is a substance that has the capacity to oxidize another substance and get reduced in a chemical reaction.

A reducing agent is a substance that has the capacity to reduce another substance and get oxidized in a chemical reaction.

The rusting of iron requires conduction of electrons and is an oxidation-reduction reaction.

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