hapetusvakaus
Hapetusvakaus refers to the tendency of a chemical element or compound to resist oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that involves the loss of electrons, often by a substance reacting with oxygen. High hapetusvakaus indicates that a substance is not easily oxidized. Conversely, low hapetusvakaus means a substance is readily oxidized.
This property is crucial in various fields, including materials science and chemistry. For instance, metals with
In organic chemistry, the stability of functional groups towards oxidation is also a matter of hapetusvakaus.