<Ul> <Li> Oxidation is the loss of electrons or an increase in oxidation state by a molecule, atom, or ion . </Li> <Li> Reduction is the gain of electrons or a decrease in oxidation state by a molecule, atom, or ion . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Oxidation is the loss of electrons or an increase in oxidation state by a molecule, atom, or ion . </Li> <Li> Reduction is the gain of electrons or a decrease in oxidation state by a molecule, atom, or ion . </Li> <P> As an example, during the combustion of wood, oxygen from the air is reduced, gaining electrons from carbon which is oxidized . Although oxidation reactions are commonly associated with the formation of oxides from oxygen molecules, oxygen is not necessarily included in such reactions, as other chemical species can serve the same function . </P>

In redox reactions the species that is reduced is also the
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