explain the oxidation reaction with example
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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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We get to hear the terms like oxidation and reduction a lot in CBSE class 12th Chemistry and to be precise, oxidation means gaining oxygen in a chemical reaction We will be looking at oxidation and reduction from two different points of view.
Oxidation and Reduction in terms of Oxygen transfer
Oxidation and Reduction in terms of Electron transfer
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