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Oxidation is an important process in many natural events, including our life cycle. Oxidation is defined as the addition of oxygen, loss of hydrogen or loss of electrons. Thus the molecular oxygen itself or a substance which can release oxygen on decomposition, such as peroxides, can act as oxidizing agents. On the other hand, metals being highly electropositive, they tend to lose electrons easily and thus any metal atom which can exist in more than one valency can function as an oxidant under suitable conditions. Consequently oxidants may be classified as metal oxidants and non-metal oxidants.
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Srinivasan, S., Seshan, R. (2011). Introduction. In: Chromium -VI Reagents: Synthetic Applications. SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20817-1_1
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