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Oxidation is the process of adding oxygen or taking away hydrogen.

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What is removed in oxidation of alcohol?

OIL RIG. Oxidation is Loss, Reduction is Gain (of electrons, or of Hydrogen) Oxidation is gain of oxygen, reduction is loss of oxygen. In answer to your question, oxidation of a primary alkanol (alcohol) gives you an alkanal or aldehyde, and what is removed is an atom of H.


A chemical reaction that removes electrons from an atom is?

called oxidation. In oxidation, an atom or molecule loses electrons, resulting in an increase in its oxidation state. This process can involve the transfer of electrons to another atom or molecule.


What is the name of the reaction when oxygen is removed from a substance?

The reaction is called oxidation.


How do you clean the oxidation off the zinc strip on a roof?

This will have to be sanded off. After the oxidation has been removed the strip should be sealed with a sealer.


What oxidation number?

'Oxidation number' and oxidation state are often used interchangeably. Oxidation state is a formal way of determining the degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge. In non ionic compounds the most electronegative element is assumed to "own" the electrons. So in say InP which is a semiconductor and not ionic, the oxidation state of indium is +III and P is -III. Oxidation number is a convention used in complexes. Ligands are removed from the ion with all bonding electrons. Often the oxidation number and oxidation state have the same values but calculating the the oxidation number of N in ammonia, H is removed as hydride ion, H- you get the strange looking result of nitrogen with an oxidation number of +3. In contrast the oxidation states of N and H would be calculated as -III and +1


What' is oxidation number?

'Oxidation number' and oxidation state are often used interchangeably. Oxidation state is a formal way of determining the degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge. In non ionic compounds the most electronegative element is assumed to "own" the electrons. So in say InP which is a semiconductor and not ionic, the oxidation state of indium is +III and P is -III. Oxidation number is a convention used in complexes. Ligands are removed from the ion with all bonding electrons. Often the oxidation number and oxidation state have the same values but calculating the the oxidation number of N in ammonia, H is removed as hydride ion, H- you get the strange looking result of nitrogen with an oxidation number of +3. In contrast the oxidation states of N and H would be calculated as -III and +1


What do you call a reaction when oxygen is removed?

A reaction where oxygen is removed is called reduction. Reduction involves gaining electrons or decreasing the oxidation state of an element or molecule.


The number of electrons that are added or removed from an atom in a combined state to convert it to an elemental form?

oxidation number


What molecule is produced in the citric acid cycle as a by product of glucose oxidation and is subsequently released into the bloodstream and carried to the lungs where it is removed from the body?

Carbon dioxide is the molecule produced in the citric acid cycle as a byproduct of glucose oxidation. It is subsequently released into the bloodstream and carried to the lungs, where it is removed from the body through exhalation.


Why do lead and tin have different oxidation numbers even they are not in the transition element area?

One rationalization is the "inert pair effect" - lead and tin have oxidation numbers of +2 and +4 . The inert pair effect also rationaliss the two oxidation numbers of +1 and +3 exhibited by gallium, indium and thallium. In compounds with the lower oxidation numebrs the s electrons are not removed.


What is the name given to a reaction in which oxygen is removed from a compound?

A reaction in which oxygen is removed from a compound is called a reduction reaction.


An example of oxidation?

Hematite