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ERIC Number: EJ369485
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Oxidation Numbers and Their Limitations.
Woolf, A. A.
Journal of Chemical Education, v65 n1 p45-46 Jan 1988
Reviews a method for determining oxidation numbers in covalent compounds and balancing mixed organic-inorganic or purely organic systems. Points out ambiguities presented when adjacent atoms have small or zero electronegativity differences. Presents other limitations that arise when using electronegativity values. (CW)
Descriptors: Atomic Structure, Atomic Theory, Chemical Bonding, Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, College Science, Energy, Higher Education, Inorganic Chemistry, Matter, Molecular Structure, Organic Chemistry, Science Education, Science Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Electronegativity