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oxidation/reduction reaction
a reaction in which one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another
oxidation
the loss of one or more electrons by an atom in a chemical reaction
reduction
the gain of one or more electrons in a chemical reaction
LEO the lion says GER
Loss of Electrons is Oxidation, Gain of Electrons is Reduction
oxidizing agent
the compound or ion that causes something else to be oxidized
reducing agent
the compound or ion that causes something else to be reduced
oxidation number
the charge that an atom in a covalent compound would have if all bonds were completely ionic
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