You want to simulate the production of carbon dioxide (CO2) in a laboratory setting using carbon and oxygen atoms. What type of reactions do you need to facilitate in order to create CO2?

A. An oxidation, or the gain of an electron, and a reduction, or the loss of an electron.
B. An oxidation, or the loss of an electron, and a reduction, or the loss of an electron.
C. An oxidation, or the gain of an electron, and a reduction, or the gain of electron.
D. An oxidation, or the loss of an electron, and a reduction, or the gain of an electron.


D. An oxidation, or the loss of an electron, and a reduction, or the gain of an electron.

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