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Oxidation state

In chemistry, the oxidation state, or oxidation number, is the hypothetical charge of an atom assuming all of its bonds to other atoms are fully ionic. It describes the degree of oxidation (loss of electrons) of an atom in a chemical compound. Conceptually, the oxidation state may be positive, negative or zero. Oxidation state is useful for estimating…

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related to Development towards the current concept · 20
Oxidation state → Allen, By, Comprehensive Definition, English, German, He, However, In, IUPAC, IUPAC Gold Book, Linus Pauling, Oxidation Number, Pauling, Since, Stock, The, This, To, Wendell Mitchell Latimer, Wertigkeit
related to Use in nomenclature · 18
Oxidation state → Alfred Stock, Also, Fe2, FeCl2, FeCl3, FeIII, FeIII2, For, II, III, IUPAC, SO4, Stock, The, The Roman, This, Thus, When
related to Fractional oxidation states · 15
Oxidation state → Again, C3H8, CH2, CH3, Fe2, Fe2O3, Fe3, Fe3O4, FeO, For, Fractional, H3C, However, In, Likewise
related to Balancing redox · 12
Oxidation state → Ag, Ag0, An, Bettendorf, For, HCl, III, Oxidation, SnCl2, This, Tollens, When
related to IUPAC definition · 12
Oxidation state → According, Applied Chemistry, Comprehensive, International Union, It, IUPAC, IUPAC Gold Book, IUPAC Recommendations, Pure, Several, The, Toward
related to Oxidation state in metals · 9
Oxidation state → Cu3Au, Examples, LiPb, Many, ReO3, RuO2, Should, TiO, Ultimately
related to Early days · 7
Oxidation state → Antoine Lavoisier, Dmitri Mendeleev, Friedrich Wöhler, Jensen, Oxidation, The, William
related to overview · 7
Oxidation state → Cu, For, In, KCl, Oxidation, The, Thus
related to Nominal oxidation states · 6
Oxidation state → An, Electrochemical, Frost, H2SO3, HS2O, Latimer
related to Algorithm of assigning bonds · 5
Oxidation state → Lewis, Lewis-acid, OS, Oxidation, This

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oxidation state states two charge bond atoms atom example ionic bonds chemical electrons one compounds element electronegativity oxygen lewis structure

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Oxidation stateis ageneral term with two different definitions0.90text
sulfuric acidinstance ofand in acids0.80text
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Oxidation staterelated to Ambiguous oxidation statesLewis0.60section
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