What are the following equations called?

Our teacher was writing out the following ways of expressing redox and she used a particular term for what these equations are called. When we write out the following what is this called? Its a way to show what atoms lose and gain electrons, but I forgot what these are called:


$$
\begin{align}
\ce{Li &-> Li+ + e-}\\
\ce{F + e- &-> F-}
\end{align}
$$ 




Those are called **half-reactions** because they show how electrons associate or dissociate, but don’t show the full reaction. I believe that’s the term you’re looking for!


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