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The process in which an atom or molecule loses one or more electrons to another atom or molecule is known as ________ .

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Oxidation process

Step-by-step explanation:

Oxidation is the transfer of electrons from an atom, molecule, or ion to another atom, molecule, or ion in a chemical reaction.

Oxidation is said to have taken place when the oxidation status of a atom, molecule, or ion is increases.

Oxidation process is said to include

Addition of oxygen atom or Electronegative atoms to another atom, molecule, or ion

Loss of one or more electrons by a atom, molecule, or ion

Increase in the oxidation number of a atom, molecule, or ion

Loss of a hydrogen or Electropositive atoms

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