The phrase
"oxidation state" refers to the level of charge or electron distribution of an atom within a compound. It helps determine which atoms are gaining or losing electrons during a chemical reaction.
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Sentences with «oxidation state»
- He then outlines the various oxidation states of iron — the origin of its wealthy chemistry. (newscientist.com)
- Simply having different oxidation states is not enough to make an element work for a liquid battery. (discovermagazine.com)
- They focused on the satellite structures and showed that the energy separation between the satellite and primary peaks was diagnostic of uranium oxidation states over a broad range of compounds with very different compositions. (pnnl.gov)
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