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.
The oxidation state of oxygen is -1/2 in the superoxide free radical anion, -1 in hydrogen peroxide and 0 in dioxygen. 1  In the Cannizzaro reaction, an aldehyde is converted into an alcohol and a carboxylic acid. 2  In the related Tishchenko reaction, the organic redox reaction product is the corresponding ester.