What is the difference between a real oxidation state and an assigned oxidation
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What is the difference between a real oxidation state and an assigned oxidation state? Please explain your answer!
Ions actually have a charge that is equal to the oxidation state. Atoms in a covalent molecule do not have an actual charge and are assigned one for understanding the reaction.
An assigned oxidation state is the most common oxidation state, and the real oxidation state is the actual oxidation state of the atom in a compound.
There is really no difference. Both terms mean the same.
Atoms in a covalent molecule actually have a charge that is equal to the oxidation state. Ions do not have an actual charge and are assigned one for understanding the reaction.
And please explain your answer
a.Ions actually have a charge that is equal to the oxidation state. Atoms in a covalent molecule do not have an actual charge and are assigned one for understanding the reaction.
b.An assigned oxidation state is the most common oxidation state, and the real oxidation state is the actual oxidation state of the atom in a compound.
c.
There is really no difference. Both terms mean the same.
d.Atoms in a covalent molecule actually have a charge that is equal to the oxidation state. Ions do not have an actual charge and are assigned one for understanding the reaction.
And please explain your answer
Explanation / Answer
the correct answer is (c) beacause the the ions have actual charge is equal to its oxidation state while the atom in a covalent molecule the oxidation state is calculated with help of other atom is also give oxidation state
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