Question

Name the group of chemical substances used to prevent oxidation.

Answer 1

The group of chemical substances used to prevent oxidation are antioxidants.

So we can say that an antioxidant is a molecule which inhibits the oxidation of other molecules.

Antioxidants such as thiols or ascorbic acid terminate these chain reactions.

Oxidation is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals, leading to chain reactions which may results in changing the cells.

There are two groups of this including industrial chemicals, and natural chemicals found in foods and body tissue.