JEE Main Chemistry question

Which quantities are conserved in all oxidation-reduction reactions? [UP SEE 2009]

(A)Charge only
(B)Mass only
(C)Both charge and massCorrect
(D)Neither charge nor mass

Answer: (C)

Solution

By the law of conservation of mass, mass is conserved in every chemical reaction, redox or otherwise. In addition, since the electrons lost in oxidation exactly equal the

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