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प्रश्न
Identify the substances that are oxidised and the substances that are reduced in the following reaction.
\[\ce{CuO(s) + H2(g) -> Cu(s) + H2O (l)}\]
उत्तर
In the given reaction hydrogen is being oxidised and Cu is being reduced.
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