Question

what is the meaning of oxidation explain in detail.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Oxidation is the loss of electrons during a reaction by a molecule, atom or ion

Explanation:

Oxidation occurs when the oxidation state of a molecule, atom or ion is increased. The opposite process is called reduction, which occurs when there is a gain of electrons or the oxidation state of an atom, molecule, or ion decreases.

Oxidation is the reaction caused by contact between substances and oxygen molecules. Such substances may be metals or non-metals, such as living tissues. More technically, oxidation can be defined as the loss of one electron during the phase where two or more elements interact

Answer 2

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Oxidation is the gain of oxygen.

MORE ABOUT OXIDATION AND REDUCTION :

The terms oxidation and reduction can be defined in terms of the adding or removing oxygen to a compound.

• Oxidation is the gain of oxygen.
• Reduction is the loss of oxygen

Oxidation and Reduction in terms of Oxygen transfer

• In early chemistry, oxidation and reduction were terms associated with oxygen.
• Oxidation meant gaining oxygen and Reduction meant losing oxygen.
• The term ‘reduction’ comes from Latin and means ‘-to lead back’.
• Therefore, anything that leads back to the free metal state is referred to as a reduction reaction.

Oxidation and Reduction in terms of Electron Transfer

• This is the most commonly used definition of oxidation and reduction and most widely applicable.
• In this case, Oxidation is the loss of electrons and Reduction is the gain of electrons.
• A very clever mnemonic to remember this concept is oil rig.
• OIL- Oxidation is loss
• RIG - Reduction is gain

Oxidation and Reduction reactions are always interlinked. Because electrons are neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction, oxidation and reduction always occur in pairs, it is impossible to have one without the other.

For , e.g -

In the above attachment reaction Magnesium gets oxidized by losing two electrons to oxygen which gets reduced by accepting two electrons from magnesium.