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The charge that an [[atom]] in a [[molecule]] would develop if the most [[electronegative]] atoms in the molecule took the shared [[electron]]s from the less electronegative atoms.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Chemistry''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref>
The '''oxidation number''' is the charge that an [[atom]] in a [[molecule]] would develop if the most [[electronegative]] atoms in the molecule took the shared [[electron]]s from the less electronegative atoms.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Chemistry''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref>
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