What is oxidation number?
(N/A) The oxidation number is defined as the charge that an atom would have if all bonds to atoms of different elements were considered to be $100\%$ ionic.
It represents the number of electrons that an atom either gains or loses when it forms a chemical bond with other atoms.
In simple ionic compounds,the oxidation number of an element is equivalent to its actual electric charge.
It represents the number of electrons that an atom either gains or loses when it forms a chemical bond with other atoms.
In simple ionic compounds,the oxidation number of an element is equivalent to its actual electric charge.
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