what are oxidising agents?
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, an oxidizing agent (oxidant, oxidizer), or oxidising agent (oxidiser) is a substance that has the ability to oxidize other substances — in other words to accept their electrons. Common oxidizing agents are oxygen, hydrogen peroxide and the halogens.
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Iɴ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪsᴛʀʏ, ᴀɴ ᴏxɪᴅɪᴢɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛ (ᴏxɪᴅᴀɴᴛ, ᴏxɪᴅɪᴢᴇʀ), ᴏʀ ᴏxɪᴅɪsɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛ (ᴏxɪᴅɪsᴇʀ) ɪs ᴀ sᴜʙsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴏxɪᴅɪᴢᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sᴜʙsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇs — ɪɴ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴs. Cᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ᴏxɪᴅɪᴢɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ, ʜʏᴅʀᴏɢᴇɴ ᴘᴇʀᴏxɪᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʟᴏɢᴇɴs.
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