Difference between revisions of "Oxidation number"

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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>
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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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==References==

Revision as of 04:11, September 21, 2007

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 electrons from the less electronegative atoms.[1]

References

  1. Wile, Dr. Jay L. Exploring Creation With Chemistry. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998