(a) No, because oxygen is added to aluminium, therefore, it is getting oxidised.
(b) No, since manganese has lost oxygen, therefore, it is getting reduced.
The reaction in which one reactant gets oxidised and the other reactant gets reduced is called redox reaction.
i. Infirst reaction, lead oxide gets reduced and carbon gets oxidised.
ii. Insecond reaction,...
MnO4 - possessMn in highest oxidation state (+7) But in MnO4 2- ,Mn shows +6 oxidation state Hence MnO4 2- undergoes disproportionation reaction but MnO4 - does not.