what is the meaning of oxidation no in chemistry
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Oxidation number, also called oxidation state, the total number of electrons that an atom either gains or loses in order to form a chemical bond with another atom. ...
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- Oxidation is the loss of electrons.
- In terms of oxygen transfer, oxidation may be defined as the chemical process in which a substance gains oxygen or loses electrons and hydrogen.
- When one of the reactants is oxygen, then oxidation is the gain of oxygen.
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