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Instead, we will use the following definitions: 1  Oxidation means the addition of oxygen to a molecule or the removal of hydrogen from a molecule.  Reduction means the addition of hydrogen to a molecule or the removal of oxygen from a molecule.
Thus, the reaction of magnesium with oxygen is an oxidation-reduction reaction. A reaction that is not an oxidation-reduction reaction will cause no changes in oxidation numbers. Consider the reaction of sodium hydroxide with hydrochloric acid: Below each element in the equation, we have written its oxidation number.elow each element in each substance in the equation, we have written its oxidation number. The oxidation number of magnesium increases from 0 to +2; magnesium is oxidized. The oxidation number of oxygen decreases from 0 to -2; oxygen is reduced.