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1. What is ‘oxidation'?
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The term oxidation was originally used to describe reactions in which an element combines with oxygen. Example: The reaction between magnesium metal and oxygen to form magnesium oxide involves the oxidation of magnesium. ... In the course of this reaction, each magnesium atom loses two electrons to form an Mg2+ ion.
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- Oxidation is the loss of electrons. ... In terms of oxygen transfer, oxidation may be defined as the chemical process in which a substance gains oxygen or loses electrons and hydrogen. When one of the reactants is oxygen, then oxidation is the gain of oxygen. Reduction is a loss of oxygen.
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