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Offline JohnTan

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Redox help
« on: February 08, 2010, 04:42:09 AM »
Hi everyone. I am looking at some redox and I am wondering if the coefficient of a compound or ion has a bearing on its oxidation number. For example, in 2H2O, will the oxidation number of hydrogen become +4 or stay as +2. Similarly will oxygen's be -4 or stay as -2?
If it does have a bearing, what about on single element ions such as 2H+. Will the oxidation number of this now become +2?
Thank you for any advice.
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Re: Redox help
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2010, 06:02:36 AM »
Oxidation number is a property of an atom and it doesn't depend on the stoichiometric coefficient.
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Re: Redox help
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2010, 06:03:11 AM »
Thank you matey
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