Intracellular redox changes accompany major transitions in the life cycle of metazoan cells, such as proliferation, differentiation, senescence and death 1,2,3,4. Redox changes can be either ...
The metal atoms are losing electrons to form an ion. They are being oxidised. \(Mg(s) \to Mg_{}^{2 + }(aq) + 2e_{}^ - \) This is known as an ion-electron equation. Reduction is the opposite of ...