Oxidation

The transcript explains the concept of oxidation as the loss of electrons and highlights that for one substance to be oxidized, another must be reduced. It uses the reaction between lead oxide and carbon as an example, where carbon is oxidized and lead oxide is reduced.

What is the relationship between oxidation and reduction in a chemical reaction?

What must happen for one substance to be oxidized?

In the reaction between lead oxide and carbon, which substance is oxidized?

What is produced when lead oxide reacts with carbon?

Explain the process of reduction in the context of the lead oxide and carbon reaction.