What is oxidation and oxidising agent ?
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Oxidation is the phenomenon of losing electrons, gaining oxygen or losing hydrogen. Oxidizing agent is the substance which donates electrons or oxygen or gains hydrogen. In other words oxidizing agent itself gets reduced
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In chemistry, 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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