Nickel + oxygen = nickel oxide. What is the balanced redox reaction?

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Screwtape · Answer 1 · 2022-01-16T10:12:14+0000

Answer:

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

2 Ni0 - 4 e- → 2 NiII

(oxidation)

2 O0 + 4 e- → 2 O-II

(reduction)

Ni is a reducing agent, O2 is an oxidizing agent.