(i) 2PbO + C → 2Pb + CO2

(ii) MnO2 + 4HCl → MnCl2+ 2H2O + Cl2

What is redox reaction ? Identify the substance oxidised and the substance reduced in the above reactions.

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Those reactions  in which both oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously.

(i) PbO is reduced, C is oxidised.

(ii) HCl is oxidised, MnO2 is reduced.

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