The transfer of an electron to a molecular entity, resulting in a molecular entity of (algebraically) increased negative charge. (It is not an attachment, as defined in this Glossary.) See also oxidation (1), reduction. Found on http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iupac/gtpoc/E.html
The transfer of an electron to a molecular entity, resulting in a molecular entity of (algebraically) increased negative charge. (It is not an attachment, as defined in this Glossary.) See also oxidation (1), reduction.