oxidizing agent
Britishnoun
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These nanozymes mimic the activity of peroxidase, an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of a substrate by using hydrogen peroxide as an oxidizing agent.
From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2023
Oxygen is a good oxidizing agent for these reactions because it can gain electrons to go from the 0 oxidation state to the 2− state.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
However, it is possible to prepare both hydrogen bromide and hydrogen iodide using an acid such as phosphoric acid because it is a weaker oxidizing agent.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Fluorine is such a strong oxidizing agent that many substances ignite on contact with it.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Sulphuric acid contains a large percentage of oxygen and is, like nitric acid, a very good oxidizing agent.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
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