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Chemistry · Glossary

What is Oxidant and reductant?

Also known as: oxidant · reductant

Definition 35.1 School Chemistry — Grades 1 to 12 · Chapter 35 — Oxidation and Reduction

An oxidant is a species able to gain one or more electrons. A reductant is a species able to give one or more electrons away.

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