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RECALL Identify the molecules oxidized and reduced in the following reactions and write the half reactions.
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- BiochemistryBiochemistryISBN:9781305961135Author:Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Owen M. McDougalPublisher:Cengage Learning