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The term electrolysis redox refers to the chemical reactions that occur when electrons are exchanged. Electrolysis redox involves matching an electron accepted via reduction with one that is donated via oxidation. There are many different types of electrolysis redox reactions. One such reaction is a synthesis reaction involving an exchange of electrons that results in the creation of an ionic bond.
One illustration of electrolysis redox occurs when the incorporation of a single element into a compound results in another single element being released from the compound as a free element.

This also holds true for double replacement of elements within a compound, as opposed to the described single element reaction. Additionally, when a compound is divided into elements as a result of decomposition, the reaction is an example of electrolysis redox. The electrolysis of water is also an example of electrolysis redox.

The defining characteristic of electrolysis redox is that there must be at least one atom released of at least one type of atom to another type of atom that accepts electrons. An electrolysis redox reaction always results in a change of the oxidation number on either the reactant or product side of the equation. This is the primary means for determining if a reaction is an example of an electrolysis redox reaction.