Race Omaha is a non-profit 501c3 organization whose mission is to provide opportunities for all ages and abilities to participate in events that promote active and healthy lifestyles. All of our events are sanctioned by the USA Triathlon. The USAT is the sanctioning authority for more than 4,300 events across the nation.
In chemistry, metathesis is used to describe reactions that interchange atoms or groups of atoms between molecules. When at least one atom undergoes a change in oxidation state, the reaction is an oxidation-reduction reaction.
Oxidation is the loss of electrons and corresponds to an increase in oxidation state. Reduction is the gain of electrons and corresponds to a decrease in oxidation state. Balancing redox reactions can be more complicated than balancing other types of reactions because both the mass and charge must be balanced.