Can you explain Oxidation and Reduction?

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Oxidation is loss of electron or an increase in oxidation state by a molecule, ion or atom. Reduction is gain of electron or a decrease in oxidation state by molecule, ion or atom.
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Simply put, Oxidation is the loss of electrons or gain of oxygen molecules and Reduction is just the opposite where oxygen molecules are lost or electrons are gained during a chemical process. Example would be extraction of iron from its ore - Fe2O3 + 3CO -> 2Fe + 3Co2
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In terms of oxygen transfer: oxidation is gain of oxygen, reduction is loss of oxygen. In terms of hydrogen transfer: loss of H is oxidation and gain of H is reduction. In terms of electron transfer: electron loss is oxidation and gain is reduction.
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simply, (Redox reactions, or oxidation-reduction reactions) Oxidation refers to the loss of electrons, while reduction refers to the gain of electrons.
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LEOGER. loss of electrons is oxidation and gain to electrons is reduction.
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loss of electrons is oxidation and gain of electrons is reduction. e.g. H2 + I2 : 2HI hydrogen is oxidised iodine is reduced
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Loss of electron by atom,molecule,ion is known as oxidation and reduction is the gain of electron.
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Oxidation means the addition of oxygen or loss of electrons while reduction means addition of hydrogen or addition of electrons
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Oxidation is gain of oxygen. Reduction is loss of oxygen. For example, in the extraction of iron from its ore. Because both reduction and oxidation are going on side-by-side, this is known as a redox reaction. An oxidising agent is substance which oxidises something else. In the above example,...
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Oxidation is gain of oxygen. Reduction is loss of oxygen. For example, in the extraction of iron from its ore. Because both reduction and oxidation are going on side-by-side, this is known as a redox reaction. An oxidising agent is substance which oxidises something else. In the above example, the iron(III) oxide is the oxidising agent. A reducing agent reduces something else. In the equation, the carbon monoxide is the reducing agent. Oxidising agents give oxygen to another substance. Reducing agents remove oxygen from another substance. Its a deep theory in terms of electron transfer. read less
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