Comproportionation vs Redox - What's the difference?
comproportionation | redox |
As nouns the difference between comproportionation and redox is that comproportionation is (chemistry) a redox reaction where two reactants that share an atom but differ in oxidation number react to a single reaction product while redox is redox.
comproportionation English
Noun
( en noun)
(chemistry) A redox reaction where two reactants that share an atom but differ in oxidation number react to a single reaction product.
Synonyms
*symproportionation
Antonyms
*disproportionation
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redox English
Noun
( wikipedia redox)
( -)
(chemistry) a reversible process in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction
* {{quote-book, title=The conscientious marine aquarist,
books.google.com/books?isbn=1890087025, author=Robert M. Fenner, year=2001, passage=Can you have too much redox ? Definitely.}}
* {{quote-book, title=Chemistry: The Study of Matter and Its Changes,
books.google.com/books?isbn=0470576421, author=James E. Brady, Fred Senese, year=2009, passage=This will tell us whether redox is occurring, and if so, what is oxidized and reduced.}}
Derived terms
* auto-redox
See also
* reducing agent
* oxidizing agent
Anagrams
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