Part I. Write True if the statement is correct and False if it is wrong. Write your answer on the space provided after each number. Oxidation occurs when a specie gains electron. ________ Reduction occurs when a specie loses electron.                ________ Oxidation and reduction reactions occur simultaneously.                ________

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Part I. Write True if the statement is correct and False if it is wrong. Write your answer on the space provided after each number.

  1. Oxidation occurs when a specie gains electron. ________
  2. Reduction occurs when a specie loses electron.                ________
  3. Oxidation and reduction reactions occur simultaneously.                ________
  4. Reducing agents undergo reduction reaction.                 ________
  5. Oxidizing agents undergo oxidation. ________
  6. Free and uncombined elements have zero charges. ________
  7. Oxygen and Hydrogen have varying oxidation states. ________
  8. The oxidation number of a neutral compound is equal to zero. ________
  9. Protons are gained and lost during redox reactions. ________
  10. The algebraic sum of the positive and negative oxidation states is always zero. ________
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