What is the process in which an atom or ion experiences a decrease in oxidation state?

If you want to create an electrical current, which situation would produce a solution capable of this

Effect of rotenone and antimycin a on electron transfer rotenone, a toxic natural product from plants, strongly inhibits nadh dehydrogenase of insect and fish mitochondria. antimycin a, a toxic antibiotic, strongly inhibits the oxidation of ubiquinol. (a) explain why rotenone ingestion is lethal to some insect and fish species. (b) explain why antimycin a is a poison. (c) given that rotenone and antimycin a are equally effective in blocking their respective sites in the electron-transfer chain, which would be a more potent poison? explain.

An animal cell loses the ability to convert energy stored in food to energy that the cell can use. which of the cell's organelles has stopped working? a. the mitochondria b. the nucleus c. the vacuoles d. the endoplasmic reticulum