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Define oxidation state **In words that will make sense to a struggling chemistry student, please :3
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Define oxidation state

**In words that will make sense to a struggling chemistry student, please :3

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Oxidation number is defined as the residual charge which an atom of the element appears to have when all other atoms that form the molecule are removed as ions. Oxidation numbers are also called oxidation state.

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