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What is the oxidation number of an atom?
What is the oxidation number of an atom?
- The charge that would exist on an individual atom if the bonding were metallic
- The charge that would exist on an individual atom if the bonding were completely covalent
- The charge that would exist on an individual atom if the bonding were completely ionic (correct)
- The charge that would exist on an individual atom if the bonding were van der Waals
What is the use of oxidation numbers?
What is the use of oxidation numbers?
- To balance chemical equations
- To tell if oxidation or reduction has taken place (correct)
- To measure the mass of an atom
- To determine the type of bonding between atoms
What are oxidation numbers used for in simple ions?
What are oxidation numbers used for in simple ions?
- To determine the mass of the ion
- To determine the number of electrons in the outermost shell
- To determine the number of electrons lost or gained by the ion (correct)
- To determine the number of protons in the nucleus
