In fact, weâre not spending enough on food stamps. 1  The average monthly food stamp benefit per person is only $133.85, or less than $1.50 per person, per meal. 2  Between 2009-2011 the purchasing power of food stamps declined by about 7%, or $47/month for a family of four, due to inflation in the cost of food.
Instead, we will use the following definitions: 1  Oxidation means the addition of oxygen to a molecule or the removal of hydrogen from a molecule.  Reduction means the addition of hydrogen to a molecule or the removal of oxygen from a molecule.
A reduced molecule contains more energy than it does in an unreduced state. Usually in biological reactions adding hydrogen has the same effect as adding an electron. So if hydrogen is added then a molecule is being reduced. Oxidation is the reverse of reduction.It involves the removal of an electron (or hydrogen). When a molecule is oxidized it releases energy. (Fig.sually in biological reactions adding hydrogen has the same effect as adding an electron. So if hydrogen is added then a molecule is being reduced. Oxidation is the reverse of reduction. It involves the removal of an electron (or hydrogen).