Timeline for Why did we introduce the concept of oxidation number in chemistry? [duplicate]
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| Apr 17, 2021 at 15:00 | history | closed |
Mithoron user55119 Mathew Mahindaratne S R Maiti Ed V |
Duplicate of What are oxidation states used for? | |
| Apr 16, 2021 at 23:46 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Apr 16, 2021 at 23:08 | comment | added | Mithoron | chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/69798/… | |
| Apr 16, 2021 at 23:05 | comment | added | Mithoron | " It assumes complete transfer of an electron" - it doesn't assume anything. | |
| Apr 16, 2021 at 12:57 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Apr 16, 2021 at 11:19 | answer | added | matt_black | timeline score: 7 | |
| Apr 16, 2021 at 8:58 | comment | added | Ivan Neretin | In short: if something looks weird, but works, then it isn't all that weird. | |
| Apr 16, 2021 at 3:45 | comment | added | Nisarg Bhavsar | If assuming something weird helps us predict something better, we assume it. For example we also assume hybridization which in reality doesn't happen. But it helps us predict structures. Oxidation state likewise helps us predicting the oxidizing or reducing properties of a substance. | |
| Apr 16, 2021 at 2:47 | history | asked | user281837 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |