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A chemical reaction in which substance gains hydrogen or loses oxygen is called reduction reaction.
E.g. In the following reaction, ethylene (ethane) is reduced to ethane.
`underset("Ethylene")(H_(2)C=CH_(2))overset(H_(2))underset(Pt//Ni)rarr underset("Ethane")(CH_(3)CH_(3))`
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