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.
Oxidation involves an increase in the oxidation number of an atom. Reduction occurs when the oxidation number of an atom decreases. According to this model, CO 2 is reduced when it reacts with hydrogen because the oxidation number of the carbon decreases from +4 to +2. Hydrogen is oxidized in this reaction because its oxidation number increases from 0 to +1.