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What is the combination of any substance with oxygen?

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K. Myers

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Answered Jan 28, 2021

The combination of any substance with oxygen forms the oxide of that substance. Oxygen is one major compound that any substance readily reacts with. Under a wide range of conditions, metals and nonmetals can react with oxygen easily to form the oxide of those elements. The reaction of any substance with oxygen occurs frequently.

There are classifications of oxides; they can be acidic, basic, neutral, or atmospheric. A higher amount of the earth's crust contains solid oxides. This is a result of the oxidation of elements by oxygen in either water or air.

Oxygen on its own is actually a safe element and is actually the substance that we breathe in and part of the compound we breathe out. Carbon is a substance that is much available or much expelled into the atmosphere nowadays due to various industrial activities. This carbon on its own is actually harmful to human, but thanks to oxygen that easily react with it to form its oxides, which are less harmful.

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C. OWENS

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Answered Jan 22, 2021

The correct answer to this question is Oxidation. This is a chemical reaction, and it happens when electrons move. To break it down further, it is when a substance gives electrons away, which makes it oxidized. An everyday example of when we see oxidization is when iron rusts.

This rusting occurs because the oxygen reacts with the iron, and it causes it to lose some of its electrons. In the process, the oxygen gains more elections, which causes the oxidation to occur. Anytime that oxidation occurs, oxygen is gained because, in the process, oxygen is gaining more electrons than what it started with.

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Answered Jan 21, 2021

The correct answer to this question is oxidation. This process occurs anytime when an atom loses electrons at the time of a chemical reaction. This process can also happen with ions and molecules. Many people believe that oxygen is required for oxidation to occur, but it is not. Oxygen is not necessary for oxidation. This process can occur anytime you are creating a mixture or anytime your are dealing with different items.

The name oxidation occurs from the assumption that oxygen is required for the process to take place. However, after the name was already created, then it is was realized that oxygen is not necessary.

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Victoria Martian

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Answered Jan 19, 2021

The combination of any substance with oxygen is referred to as oxidation. Many chemicals combine with oxygen to facilitate this process. Oxidation is the deficiency of electrons for the period of a reaction by a molecule, atom, or ion.

Oxidation ensues when the oxidation state of a molecule, atom, or ion is enhanced. Oxidation means any reaction where oxygen is combined with another molecule, which is called oxidized. One glucose molecule merge with six oxygen molecules to create six carbon dioxide molecules, six water molecules, and adenosine triphosphate during the process.

It is said to be the reaction between oxygen to everything, including living tissue. The oxidation state, which may be positive or negative, or zero, is the hypothetical charge that an atom would possess if all bonds to atoms of various elements were 100 percent ionic with no covalent component is never entirely true for real bonds.

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J. Alva

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Answered Jan 19, 2021

Any combination of a substance with oxygen is also known as oxidation. When you say oxidation, you are referring to the addition of oxygen to the compound. Normally, oxidation is the opposite of reduction which means that oxygen will be removed from the compound. Some people say that this is a bit hard to understand but this is also the definition that is the easiest to remember.

There are different oxidizing agents that will give enough oxygen to another substance. Usually, the reason for this is to make the substance more stable. For hydrogen transfer, oxidation will mean the loss of hydrogen. For electron transfer, it will also mean the loss of electrons.

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R. Barnes

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Answered Jan 14, 2021

This is known as the process of oxidation. Oxidation will happen when an atom would lose one or more than one electron when a chemical reaction occurs. Take note that this can also happen to molecules and ions. One misconception of people is they assume that oxygen needs to be present so that oxidation can occur.

Oxygen does not have to be present before this can take place. As long as you would be trying to do some mixtures or you are experimenting with different items, you are bound to see oxidation occur at one point in time. The only reason why it was called oxidation is people assumed that oxygen is needed for this process to take place. It is only after that they realized that oxygen does not have to be present.

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alas kajim

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Answered Aug 08, 2018

Oxidation
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