Oxidation numbers

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Leaving Certificate Chemistry Flashcards on Oxidation numbers, created by eimearkelly3 on 06/11/2013.
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Oxidation number The charge that the atom appears to have when the electrons are distributed according to certain rules
oxidation numbers in free elements 0
sum of all the oxidation numbers of all the atoms in a molecule 0
oxidation number of a simple ion the charge on the atom e.g. Cl- = -1
sum of all the atoms in a complex ion equal to the charge on the ion similar to simple ions
hydrogen oxidation number +1
oxidation number of hydrogen in metallic hydrides -1
oxidation number of oxygen -2
oxidation number of oxygen in hydrogen peroxide -1
oxidation number of oxygen when bonded to fluorine +2
oxidation number of the group one elements +1
oxidation number of the group two elements +2
oxidation number of a halogen when bonded to a less electronegative atom _1
most electronegative element fluorine
oxidation number of fluorine -1
oxidation number of chlorine when not bonded to oxygen or fluorine -1
naming of a compound containing two elements only -ide with oxidation number in brackets after the name of the metal
naming a compound with a complex ion name ends with the name of the ion with the oxidation number in brackets after the metal
naming of a compound containing water of crystallisation the number of molecules of water of crystallisation is indicated at the end of the name with the oxidation number after the name of the metal
oxidation in terms of oxidation number increase in oxidation number
reduction in terms of oxidation number decrease in oxidation number
reducing bleach sodium sulfite used in the paper industry
oxidising bleach sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl)
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