Oxygen gas reacts with hydrogen to produce water. The reaction is represented by the equation \O_2(\g)+\H_2(\g)\to\H_2\O(\g) The above reaction is an example of (A) Oxidation of hydrogen (B) Reduction of oxygen (C) Reduction of hydrogen (D) Redox reaction

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Oxygen gas reacts with hydrogen to produce water. The reaction is represented by the equation

\O_2(\g)+\H_2(\g)→\H_2\O(\g)

The above reaction is an example of
(A) Oxidation of hydrogen
(B) Reduction of oxygen
(C) Reduction of hydrogen
(D) Redox reaction

a, b and c
b, c, and d
a, c and d
a, b and d

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Solution:

In reaction

\O^{0}_{2(\g)}+\H^{0}_{2(\g)}→\H^{+1}_2\O^{-2}_(\g)

, oxidation of hydrogen and reduction of oxygen takes place.
Above reaction is an example of redox reaction because one substance is oxidized and the other reduced.

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