noun🔗ShareA form of redox reaction in which part of a reactant is oxidized and part of it is reduced simultaneously"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. "chemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA reaction wherein a single reactant generates two chemical species which are different from each other and the initial reactant."The silver tarnish removal involved a disproportionation, where some silver oxide was converted to silver metal and some to silver ions in solution. "chemistrysciencecompoundprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
