Question

Define the term Oxidation Number​

Answer 1

Answer:

oxidation number a number assigned to an element in chemical combination which represents the number of electrons lost (or gained, if the number is negative), by an atom of that element in the compound.

Answer 2

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Oxidation number is also called Oxidation state it can be defined as the total no of electrons that an atom either gains or looses in order to form a chemical bond with another atom .

The Oxidation number of an atom would have if the compound was composed of ions .

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