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Question
What do you understand by the following term:|
Oxidation
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Solution 1
Formation of oxygen compounds with the contact of air with rocks e.g. iron-oxide etc. is known as oxidation.
Solution 2
The Atmospheric oxygen combines with minerals of rocks especially iron compounds to fonn oxides. The rocks begin to decay and crumble to a powdered mass of brown dust. This process is known as oxidation.
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