Definitions of Oxidation and Reduction

Oxidation Numbers oxidation This oxidation reaction is chemically paired with a reduction reaction—what chemists refer to as redox reactions When one atom loses oxidation Oxidation reactions are important in the synthesis of organic compounds, because these reactions create new functional groups or modify existing functional

oxidation oxidation number · 1 The oxidation number of an atom is zero in a neutral substance that contains atoms of only one element · 2 The oxidation number of