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REDOX REACTIONS - NCERT
263 REDOX REACTIONSC hemistry deals with varieties of matter and change of onekind of matter into the other. Transformation of matter fromone kind into another occurs through the various types ofreactions. One important category of such REACTIONS isRedox REACTIONS . A number of phenomena, both physicalas well as biological, are concerned with REDOX REACTIONS find extensive use in pharmaceutical,biological, industrial, metallurgical and agricultural importance of these REACTIONS is apparent from the factthat burning of different types of fuels for obtaining energyfor domestic, transport and other commercial purposes,electrochemical processes for extraction of highly reactivemetals and non-metals, manufacturing of chemicalcompounds like caustic soda, operation of dry and wetbatteries and corrosion of metals fall within the purview ofredox processes. Of late, environmental issues likeHydrogen Economy (use of liquid hydrogen as fuel) anddevelopment of Ozone Hole have started figuring underredox IDEA OF REDOX REACTIONS OXIDATION AND REDUCTION REACTIONSO riginally, the term oxidation was used to describe theaddition of oxygen to an element or a compound.
REDOX REACTIONS 263 Chemistry deals with varieties of matter and change of one kind of matter into the other. Transformation of matter from ... addition of oxygen to an element or a compound. Because of the presence of dioxygen in the atmosphere (~20%), many elements combine with it and this is the principal
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