BRAINCAKEWorking Out Oxidation States
First use the rules to work out the oxidation state of the more electronegative element. The more electronegative element has the negative oxidation number.
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Key terms in this lesson
- Oxidation
- The addition of oxygen, the removal of hydrogen, the loss of electrons, or an increase in oxidation number.
- Oxidation number
- A number that represents the number of electrons an atom has lost or gained, or would do if the compound were fully ionic.
More in Oxidation and Reduction
- Ionic Half Equations
- Oxidising and Reducing Agents
- Oxidation State
- Rules for Oxidation State
- Superoxide
- Redox Equations
- Redox Reactions in Aqueous Solutions
- Thermite Reaction
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