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Give one example of oxidation when gain of oxygen takes place and write a chemical equation in support of your answer.


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Oxidation: The addition of oxygen to a substance or removal of hydrogen from a substance is known as oxidation.

Example - Carbon (C) gets oxidised by the addition of oxygen to form carbon dioxide (CO2).

C(s)+O2(g)CO2(g)


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