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What is oxidation state ?​

Answer 1

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Definition of oxidation state :-

A positive or negative number that represents the effective charge of an atom or element and that indicates the extent or possibility of its oxidation the usual oxidation state of sodium is +1 and of oxygen −2.

Answer 2

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The oxidation state, sometimes referred to as oxidation number, describes the degree of oxidation (loss of electrons) of an atom in a chemical compound. Conceptually, the oxidation state, which may be positive, negative or zero, is the hypothetical charge that an atom would have if all bonds to atoms of different elements were 100% ionic, with no covalent component. This is never exactly true for real bonds.

The term oxidation was first used by Antoine Lavoisier to signify reaction of a substance with oxygen. Much later, it was realized that the substance, upon being oxidized, loses electrons, and the meaning was extended to include other reactions in which electrons are lost, regardless of whether oxygen was involved.

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