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Oxidation-reduction reactions take place all around you every day. Are you interested in corrosion of metals? Try experimenting with different kinds of metals to see which ones corrode faster and what happens to them when they corrode. Or investigate bleaching action, involving electrons activated by light. Another reaction involving light is that of photo-chromic glass, which causes eyeglasses to darken in direct sunlight because of photo-oxidation.
Perhaps you are interested in how batteries work. Most of them involve oxidation-reduction reactions with various compounds such as ammonium chloride, silver oxide, mercury, or nickel/cadmium. If you experiment with batteries, use extreme caution because they contain potentially toxic compounds.
Oxidation-reduction reactions are involved in photosynthesis, metabolism, nitrogen fixation,...
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