Answer:
The answer is: true
Explanation:
In redox reactions, the half-reactions of oxidation and reduction always occur simultaneously in pair.
The oxidation half-reaction involved the lost of electrons from a reduced substance (A) to form a oxidized substance (A⁺):
A ⇒ A⁺ + e-
In contrapossition, during the reduction half-reaction the oxidized substance (B⁺) gains electrons to form the reduced subtance (B):
B⁺ + e- ⇒ B
The overall redox reaction is obtained by the addition of the two half-reactions:
A ⇒ A⁺ + e-
B⁺ + e- ⇒ B
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A + B⁺⇒ A⁺ + B
The electrons gained by B are provided by A, which lost the same number of electrons. Thus, the oxidation/reduction reactions are paired.
