Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780321918550
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 9MC
A reduced molecule _________.
- a. has gained electrons
- b. has become more positive in charge
- c. has lost electrons
- d. is an electron donor
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Chapter 5 Solutions
Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)
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