Oxygen is very electronegative and therefore is a strong reducing agent

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Taras Chernyshenko · Answer 1 · 2022-09-13T22:59:37+0000

The oxygen atoms undergo reduction, formally gaining electrons, while the carbon atoms undergo oxidation, losing electrons. Thus oxygen is the oxidizing agent and carbon is the reducing agent in this reaction.

Oxygen is very electronegative and therefore is a strong reducing agent

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