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When an oxygen ion is converted to an oxygen atom, it undergoes:

  1. Reduction
  2. Redox reaction
  3. Oxidation
  4. Combination reaction

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Answer

Oxidation

Reason — When an oxygen ion O-2 having electronic configuration [2,8] is converted to an oxygen atom O having electronic configuration [2,6], it loses two electrons and hence undergoes oxidation.

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