Sulfur Dioxide Can Act as Both an Oxidizing Agent and a Reducing

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Essay

Sulfur dioxide can act as both an oxidizing agent and a reducing agent; explain.

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Definitions:

Stress Hormone

Hormones that are released into the body in response to stress, including cortisol and adrenaline, which prepare the body for a fight or flight response.

Cortisol

A steroid hormone released by the adrenal glands in response to stress or low blood-glucose concentration; it plays an essential role in stress response, metabolism, and immune response.

Memory Interference

A phenomenon where one memory competes with or replaces another memory, often leading to forgetting or distorted recollections.

Anterograde Amnesia

The inability to form long-term memories of events occurring after a brain injury or brain surgery, although memories formed before the trauma are usually intact and short-term memory is unaffected.