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ERIC Number: EJ717104
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Aug-1
Pages: 7
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
The Concept of Oxidation States in Metal Complexes
Steinborn, Dirk
Journal of Chemical Education, v81 n8 p1148 Aug 2004
The concepts of oxidation numbers when applied means electrons that are shared between atoms in molecules are assigned to a specific atom. Oxidation numbers are assigned from the Lewis structure of a molecule, with knowledge of the electronegativities of elements.
Descriptors: Chemistry, Molecular Structure, Scientific Concepts, Metallurgy, Science Education
Journal of Chemical Education, Subscription Department, P.O. Box 1267, Bellmawr, NJ 08099-1267. Web site: http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/AboutJCE/contact.html.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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