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Oxidation

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I was curious about what oxidation state really is, just as a reference for science fair projects. What is it really, and how is it measured?
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Re: Oxidation

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Hi swaggerpapa100,

Oxidation state refers to the number of electrons that have been lost or gained by an atom, assuming a completely ionic bond. You can find out more details about oxidation state in this nice Wikipedia article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxidation_state
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