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Acceptor

/əkˈsɛptə(ɹ)/
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(noun) One who accepts.

Oxygen acts as the final electron acceptor in the mitochondrial electron transport chain.
In redox reactions, the oxidizing agent is the electron acceptor and becomes reduced.
CEFR Practice Quiz
In this chemical reaction, the molecule acts as an electron ____.

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