Answer to Question #161561 in General Chemistry for mike

Question #161561

(a) If a neutral atom, M, becomes positively charged, has it been oxidised or reduced? Explain your answer and write a general equation using M for the neutral atom.

Expert's answer

Atom had been reduced.

M - e^- = M+ + e^-

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