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Oxidation and reduction [1]

Oxidation occurs when an atom LOSES electrons. Reduction occurs when an atom GAINS electrons. You can figure out which atoms have gained/lost electrons by looking at "oxidation numbers", which are kind of like charges.

http://www.chemguide.co.uk/inorganic/redox/definitions.html [2]

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