oxidation number (Q20940)
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number that describes degree of oxidation of an atom in a chemical compound; the hypothetical charge that an atom would have if all bonds to atoms of different elements were fully ionic
- oxidation state
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | oxidation number |
number that describes degree of oxidation of an atom in a chemical compound; the hypothetical charge that an atom would have if all bonds to atoms of different elements were fully ionic |
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