If an atom is reduced in a redox reaction, what most occur to another atom in the system

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Amirah Kim

3 May, 23:45

If an atom is reduced in a redox reaction, what most occur to another atom in the system

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Aniya Baxter · Answer 1

In a redox reaction, when one molecule or atom becomes reduced, the other becomes oxidized. In order to reduce this atom, which means it gains an electron, causing its atomic radius to become smaller, the other atom would have to become oxidized, meaning it lost an electron, and the atomic radius increases.