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oxidation state

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun oxidation state has 1 sense
  1. oxidation number, oxidation state - 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; "the oxidation number of hydrogen is +1 and of oxygen is -2"
    --1 is a kind of number

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Oxidation State

Description

Oxidation state, also known as oxidation number, is a measure of the degree of oxidation of an atom in a chemical compound. It indicates the hypothetical charge that an atom would have if all its bonds to other atoms were 100% ionic.


Senses and Usages

  1. Noun: The numerical value assigned to an atom to represent its charge in a compound.
    • Sample Sentence: The oxidation state of oxygen in water is -2.
  2. Noun: The condition of an element or compound when it loses or gains electrons in a chemical reaction.
    • Sample Sentence: Iron undergoes a change in oxidation state during the rusting process.
  3. Noun: The state of an atom in terms of the electronic configuration of its valence shell.
    • Sample Sentence: The oxidation state of a noble gas is always 0, as its valence shell is completely filled.
  4. Noun: The degree of oxidation of an atom or ion in a compound as compared to the hypothetical hydrogen atom, which is assigned an oxidation state of +1.
    • Sample Sentence: The oxidation state of chlorine in HCl is -1.

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