01 - What Is Oxidation? Learn the Definition of Oxidation, Oxidation Numbers & Oxidizing Agents

This is just a few minutes of a complete course. Get full lessons & more subjects at: http://www.MathTutorDVD.com. In this lesson you will learn what oxidation is and why it is important in chemistry. We will learn that oxidation is defined to be when a substance in a reaction loses electrons.