oxidation number
oxidation number · oxidation numbers
Oxidationszahl
The hypothetical charge of an atom within a moleculeThe hypothetical charge of an atom within a molecule.
Meaning
1 sensesThe hypothetical charge of an atom within a molecule.
Oxidationszahl
the degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge
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chemistry:
Forms
plural: oxidation numbers| Singular | oxidation number |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge:oxidation state