The inside of a living cell, cytosol, is designated as a reducing environment, where chemical species gain electrons. Outside of a cell, the interstitial region, is an oxidizing environment where electrons are lost from chemical species:
Cu(s) ā Cu2+(aq) + 2e-
The above half reaction is a depiction of Cu metal being oxidized in the inside cytosol environment of a cell.
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