Which of the following statements is inaccurate? a. oxidation includes a loss of electrons from an atom or ion. b. oxidation results in a positive charge. c. oxidation comes before reduction. d. the electronic structure of an atom or ion being oxidized doesn't change during the reaction. i know it isn’t c

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substituting a hydrogen atom with a halogen in a hydrocarbon:

- the single bond remains single. a is wrong.

- the bond with hydrogen is as strong as with a halogen. c is wrong

- a hydrocarbon is saturated if there is no double bond. we do not know that so d is wrong.

- carbon will always have four valence electrons. e is wrong.

by elimination, the correct answer is b. the boiling point of the new compound increases.