HyperDic: oxidation_number

English > 1 sense of the expression oxidation number:
NOUNquantityoxidation number, oxidation statethe degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule
English > oxidation number: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
MeaningThe degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge.
Example"the oxidation number of hydrogen is +1 and of oxygen is -2"
Synonymoxidation state
BroadernumberA concept of quantity involving zero and units
Spanishestado de oxidación
Catalanestat d'oxidació

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