Mastering Oxidation States
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What does the oxidation state in chemistry represent?

  • The ionization energy required to produce a multiply positive ion
  • The actual charge on an atom
  • The degree of oxidation of an atom in a compound (correct)
  • The electronegativity scale used in their calculation

What does the oxidation state of an atom NOT represent?

  • The 'real' charge on an atom (correct)
  • The electronegativity scale used in their calculation
  • The hypothetical charge of an atom if all of its bonds were fully ionic
  • The degree of oxidation of an atom in a chemical compound

What can affect the oxidation states of atoms in a given compound?

  • The choice of electronegativity scale used in their calculation (correct)
  • The degree of oxidation of an atom in a chemical compound
  • The actual charge on an atom
  • The ionization energy required to produce a multiply positive ion

In a chemical compound, the oxidation state of an atom is determined by the hypothetical charge it would have if what condition was met?

<p>All of its bonds to other atoms were fully ionic (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about high oxidation states?

<p>They require more ionization energy than the energies available in chemical reactions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can cause the oxidation states of atoms in a compound to vary?

<p>The choice of electronegativity scale used in their calculation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the oxidation state of an atom in a compound imply?

<p>The hypothetical charge if all its bonds were fully ionic (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the oxidation state in predicting the properties of a chemical compound?

<p>It predicts the degree of ionicity in bonds (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is the oxidation state considered a formalism?

<p>Because it varies depending on the choice of electronegativity scale (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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