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Noun oxidation state has 1 sense
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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