Pyrite Oxidation and Its Control

oxidation Oxidation number, the total number of electrons that an atom either gains or loses in order to form a chemical bond with another atom

In a chemical reaction if there is an increase in oxidation state then it is known as oxidation whereas if there is a decrease in oxidation state, it is known oxidation This oxidation reaction is chemically paired with a reduction reaction—what chemists refer to as redox reactions When one atom loses