Reducing environment

A reducing environment is one chacterized by little or no free oxygen (dissolved or as a gas). Recall, that in chemistry, reduction is the reverse of oxidation. That is, the oxidation state of an atom (independent or within a molecule) is reduced by the addition of electrons. A reduced gas is thus hydrogen-rich.

Related Topics:
Oxygen - Chemistry - Reduction - Oxidation - Oxidation state - Atom - Molecule - Electron - Reduced gas - Hydrogen

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