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Offline jkm89

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What is the difference between charge and oxidation number?
« on: May 19, 2009, 02:35:37 PM »
Is oxidation number an approximation of charge or something?
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Re: What is the difference between charge and oxidation number?
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2009, 06:54:31 PM »
No, there is no measurable property of atoms that can be linked with oxidation numbers. These are just an accounting device. Clever, but artificial.
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