oxidants
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Oxidation of iron When impure (cast) iron is in contact with water, oxygen, other strong oxidants, or acids, it rusts.
Chromium(VI) Chromium(VI) oxide Chromium(VI) compounds are powerful oxidants at low or neutral pH.
Fire and explosion hazards exist when concentrated oxidants and fuels are brought into close proximity; an ignition event, such as heat or a spark, is needed to trigger combustion.
The oxidants convert iodide to iodine, which becomes blue.
The oxidation can be stopped at the vicinal diol rather than full cleavage of the alkene by using milder (dilute,lower temperature) KMnO 4 or with osmium tetroxide or other oxidants.
Those of V(IV) and V(V) are oxidants.