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oxidation state

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

How To Use oxidation state In A Sentence

  • First, the oxidation state of any atom in an uncombined element is equal to zero.
  • This difference is expressed in the notation of oxidation state versus ionic charge.
  • It is argued that the terms valence, covalence, hypervalence, oxidation state, and coordination number are often confused and misused in the literature.
  • The color due to ferric iron is yellow, not green, and ferric iron is not driven off but rather is reduced in oxidation state to ferrous iron.
  • In every redox reaction, an atom must increase its oxidation state and an atom must decrease its oxidation state.
  • The oxidation state of any atom in an uncombined element is equal to zero.
  • He is perhaps best known for his discovery of "high oxidation state carbene" (alkylidene complexes) by alpha hydrogen abstraction in high oxidation state metal alkyl complexes. MIT World: Recent Updates
  • I was impressed by the high oxidation state chemistry of osmium imido complexes being carried out by K. Barry Sharpless at MIT and invited him to DuPont to give a talk, probably in late 1974. Richard R. Schrock - Autobiography
  • However, it is not chemically inert. oxidation states of gold include +1 (gold (I) or aurous compounds) and +3 (gold (III) or auric compounds). Zach Klein Universal Feed
  • The effect of the experimental parameters on the interfacial bonding strength was investigated, as well as the influences of the anodic oxidation state on the titanium substrate surface appearance.
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