Please explain the following:

Dear student,

To understand this whole para you need to understand four concepts-

1) Oxidation

It is the gain of oxygen
It is the loss of hydrogen
It is the loss of electrons
Gain in oxidation number

2) Reduction

It is the loss of oxygen
It is the gain of hydrogen
It is the gain of electron
Reduction in oxidation number

3) Oxidising agent

This is the agent that oxidizes other species.
The oxidizing agent itself gets reduced.

4) Reducing agent

This is the agent that reduces other species.
The reducing agent itself gets oxidized.

In the above reactions, the species that themselves get oxidized is called a reducing agent, and the species that themselves get reduced is called an oxidizing agent.

Now go through the paragraph, all the reactions can be understood properly from this concept.
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