Chemical elements

49 The Redox Arena Redox is a compressed way of writing reduction and oxidation. Reduction refers to an atom gaining electrons and oxidation involves an atom losing electrons. Together, this process is very telling, in that it points to a very important aspect of chemical change: the electrons. For a reaction to occur, new bonds must form between atoms. lt is the ability of electrons to be shared or transferred between atoms that cause new bonds to form. The electron, more so than the proton or neutron, is the active player in the arena of chemical change. 'u! pupr{ ol ^Jeuruns lo ^docolorld aIBU\l 'z pue I sued rol sernpecold ruEroElo ,(oll Jo ezuEluuns g lool peau lqel lsrll rno^ u! g-[ slool ,ura!^au ls!llcor.lc qe'I-ard v n n tr AJls!uaqc ouolsrauroc :sllPloo aqf