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Offline mohamed

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Electron deficient oxygen
« on: July 24, 2019, 07:51:16 AM »
Why is the oxygen in the peroxy acid (ex: peracetic acid) electron-deficient?
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Offline Babcock_Hall

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Re: Electron deficient oxygen
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2019, 10:46:19 AM »
It is a forum rule that you must show your attempt at solving a problem before we can help you.  However, here is an idea:  Have you tried assigning oxidation numbers?
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