Therefore reduction means a receiving or gaining of electrons (decrease in its oxidation state),4 such as when an antioxidant donates an electron to a free radical. The free radical is reduced and the antioxidant is oxidized. The antioxidant is said to be the âreducing agentâ; it reduced the free radical.
First, alternatives to terraforming. It would be possible to live on Venus in the high atmosphere, in giant floating cities. Using a standard space-station atmospheric mix at about half an earth atmosphere, a pressurized geodesic sphere would float naturally somewhere above the bulk of the clouds of sulfuric acid.t would be possible to live on Venus in the high atmosphere, in giant floating cities. Using a standard space-station atmospheric mix at about half an earth atmosphere, a pressurized geodesic sphere would float naturally somewhere above the bulk of the clouds of sulfuric acid.
The thick clouds of Venus are composed mostly of toxic carbon dioxide. Earthâs atmosphere is one of the reasons why life can survive on our planet. The thick atmosphere is composed of a number of different molecules. The most common elements in our atmosphere are nitrogen (78%), oxygen (21%), and argon (1%).