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Q. The tendency of an electrode to lose electrons is known as

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The tendency of an electrode to lose electron is known as oxidation potential while the tendency to gain electron is called reduction potential.
$ M\rightarrow M^{n+}+ne^{-} $ (oxidation potential)
$ M^{n+}+ne^{-} \rightarrow M $ (reduction potential)