noun Download 🔗Share A form of redox reaction in which part of a reactant is oxidized and part of it is reduced simultaneously Examples : "The silver tarnish cleaner uses disproportionation to convert silver sulfide (Ag₂S) back into metallic silver (Ag) and silver sulfate (Ag₂SO₄), where some silver atoms gain electrons and some lose electrons at the same time. " chemistry science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A reaction wherein a single reactant generates two chemical species which are different from each other and the initial reactant. Examples : "The silver tarnish removal involved a disproportionation, where some silver oxide was converted to silver metal and some to silver ions in solution. " chemistry science compound process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
