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Oxidation number Moderate

Oxidation number has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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"

2

The hypothetical charge of an atom within a molecule.

See Also
mercurous vanadous cuprous mercuric negative periodic acid ferrous selenide
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
number
Rhyming Words
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