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Question
Identify from the following reaction the reactants that undergo oxidation and reduction.
$2Ag_2O \rightarrow 4 Ag + O_2 ↑$
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Answer

In a reaction, silver oxide is changing to silver. That is, oxygen is being removed from silver oxide.
Removal of oxygen from substance is called reduction, so silver oxide undergoes reduction.

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