Please reply to the following discussion. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Responses must consist of at least 135 words; do NOT repeat the same thing your classmate is saying. No reference is required.

A.Lob

Oxidation:

I have heard this word when people talk about things like rust, as rust is caused by oxidation. When I think about oxidation, I always think about how The Statue of Liberty is green. According to the book, oxidation is a process in which an element’s oxidation number is increased by the loss of electrons. Oxidation is an important chemical process to chemists as oxygen is a main gas in our atmosphere. The everyday and technical meanings of oxidation are very similar as they are the same thing. The difference is that most people may not know that rust or the reason the Statue of Liberty is green is because they are oxidized.

Reduction:

I have seen this word in many classes, like math. In everyday terms, reduction is subtracting or reducing something, such as numbers or people. To chemists, reduction is the process in which an element’s oxidation number is decreased by the gain of electrons. The technical and everyday definitions of reduction are the same; it is just what is being reduced that is different. The everyday term is more broad, while the chemistry definition is specific. As the two definitions are very similar, I feel as though I will be able to remember them easily.