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Publication Date: 2004-Aug-1
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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.
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