Oxidizer
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An oxidizer, or oxidizing agent, is a compound that gains electrons easily(is easily reduced). For example, elemental fluorine can gain an electron to become a fluoride ion. They are so named because, upon being reduced, oxidizers readily oxidize other species, causing them to lose an electron.
