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An oxidising agent is a substance that accepts electrons, and causes the other substances to get oxidized by losing electrons.

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The correct option is A
True

What do you mean by oxidizing agent?

Oxidizing agent $⟶$ which cause other to oxidise

That means other substances are losing electrons

$⟶$ Oxidising agent will gain electrons.

Therefore, we can say that

$⟶$ Oxidising agent is a substance that accepts electrons, and causes the other substances to lose electrons and gets oxidized

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Q. a) The substance which loses electrons is called reducing agent.
b) The substance which gains electrons is called oxidizing agent.
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Q. An oxidising agent or oxidant is that substance which undergoes reduction in a chemical reaction.

Q. Assertion :A reducing agent is a substance which can accept electron. Reason: A substance which helps in oxidation is known as reducing agent.

Q. In a reaction, a substance that gets oxidised and reduces others is known as a/an agent.

Q. Assertion :In a reaction

Z n (s) + C u S O_{4} (a q) \to Z n S O_{4} (a q) + C u (s)

Zn is a reductant but itself get oxidized. Reason: In a redox reaction, oxidant is reduced by accepting electrons and reductant is oxidized by losing electrons.

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