Formal Charge vs. Oxidation #
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Formal Charge vs. Oxidation #
What is the difference between formal charges of an atom in a compound/salt/molecule and its oxidation number?
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Re: Formal Charge vs. Oxidation #
The two concepts are not exactly the same, but there are many instances in which the formal charge and the oxidation number may be the same.
This link is pretty useful because it goes into detail for both. I hope it helps! :)
https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Ore ... n%20number.
This link is pretty useful because it goes into detail for both. I hope it helps! :)
https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Ore ... n%20number.
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Re: Formal Charge vs. Oxidation #
From what i remember, the formal charge will be found using the formula: valence electrons - total # of single electrons bonded to center atom. Besides using the above website link, oxidation state can be found using the periodic table. for example, Mg's oxidation state is +2
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