Oxidation-Reduction Reactions

question 7

Multiple Choice

Oxidation-reduction reactions:

• A)Transfer electrons from one molecule to another
• B)Are not used by living cells
• C)Transfer protons from one molecule to another
• D)Reduce the amount of oxygen in the cell
• E)Increase the amount of oxygen in the cell

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Definitions:

Formal Charges

A concept used in chemistry to assign charges to atoms within molecules, based on a bookkeeping formalism.

HCC Bond Angle

The geometric angle between hydrogen-carbon-carbon atoms in a molecule, commonly found in hydrocarbons.

Sex Pheremones

Chemical substances secreted by an organism that influence the sexual behavior or physiological state of another organism of the same species.

Sp Hybridized

Describes molecules where carbon atoms are bonded through a linear combination of one s-orbital and one p-orbital, leading to a bond angle of approximately 180 degrees.