Q. When a substance loses oxygen during a reaction, it is called which of the followings?
Answer: reduction
Notes: Reduction reaction is defined as the addition of hydrogen or removal of oxygen. Oxidation meant gaining oxygen. Because electrons are neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction, oxidation and reduction are linked. It is impossible to have one without the other.

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