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Oxidation is a chemical process in which an element or compound loses electrons, leading to an increase in its oxidation state. Although oxygen is a classic oxidant, oxidation is not limited to reactions with oxygen; it can occur without it, and many oxidation reactions involve other electron acceptors.
In most reactions, oxidation occurs together with reduction in a coupled process called a redox (reduction-oxidation)
Common examples include the rusting of iron (iron reacting with water and oxygen to form iron oxides),
Oxidation has wide applications and implications. Controlled oxidation is used in chemical synthesis, bleaching, and industrial
Historically, the concept evolved from Lavoisier’s oxygen theory of combustion and later broadened to a fundamental