The oxidizer, or oxidizing agent, is responsible for removing these electrons. The agent can be directly involved in the reaction, or it can be a catalyst which simply drives the removal of electrons from a substance. List of Oxidizing Agents. An oxidizing agent can be any chemical species which is prone to accepting electrons. More @Wikipedia
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