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Adipic acid, used to make nylon, is made commercially by a reaction between cyclohexane and oxygen: 2 C6H12 (l) + 5 O2 (g) → 2 H2C6H8O4 (l) + 2 H2O (g)
1. Assign an oxidation number to each atom in the reactants: C, H, and O
2. and list the element that is oxidized
3. and the element that is reduced in the reaction.