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Oxidizing agent

An oxidizing agent is a substance used in electrochemistry that oxidizes another substance. In doing so, it becomes reduced.

Common oxidizing agents

• Iodine
• Permanganate
• Cerium
• Dichromate

Common oxidizing agents and their products:

Agent	Product
O2 oxygen	O2-, H2O, or CO2
F2 fluorine	F-
Cl2 chlorine	Cl-
Br2 bromine	Br-
I2 iodine	I-
HNO3 nitric acid	NO nitric oxide, NO2 nitric dioxide
Cr2O72-	Cr2+ dichromate
MnO4-	Mn2+

See also

• Reducing agent

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