GEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
2013-03-11 13:25:40.0 [tbs1979] update Definition (Describes all chemical reactions in which atoms have their oxidation number (oxidation state) changed. This can be either a simple redox process, such as the oxidation of carbon to yield carbon dioxide (CO2) or the reduction of carbon by hydrogen to yield methane (CH4), or a complex process such as the oxidation of sugar (C6H12O6) in the human body through a series of complex electron transfer processes.); update Definition (American Chemical Society);
2013-02-18 07:56:12.0 [tbs1979] Move Concepts add broader relation (OXIDATION/REDUCTION [9c2f3bee-4629-4607-9962-12fe919594a0,64119] - GEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES [e6fb1b81-8ffc-486f-b1a1-2f292af8cee6,82335]); delete broader relation (null);
OXIDATION/REDUCTION
Describes all chemical reactions in which atoms have their oxidation number (oxidation state) changed. This can be either a simple redox process, such as the oxidation of carbon to yield carbon dioxide (CO2) or the reduction of carbon by hydrogen to yield methane (CH4), or a complex process such as the oxidation of sugar (C6H12O6) in the human body through a series of complex electron transfer processes.