The Emergence Machine

Oxidation

process · Chemistry · Level 3 · E3

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Emergence definition

As a process, oxidation unfolds as a sequence of changes driven by energy and occurring over time, resulting in a predictable and repeatable pattern of transformation, where a substance loses electrons in a reaction that involves the interaction of energy with the particles that make up matter.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “oxidation” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “oxidation”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
oxidation
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0OxidationProcessReactionActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of oxidation
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    Oxidation is a chemical process where a substance loses electrons.
  • Reaction L2 (requires)
    Oxidation is a type of reaction

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