996the state of an element or ion in a compound with regard to the electrons gained or lost by the element or ion in the reaction that formed the compound, expressed as a positive or negative number indicating the ionic charge of the element or ion..
Astha Gupta can i say that it is the no. of electrons i.e. is the charge that an atom gains or loses....????Upvote·0· Reply ·2013-07-18 09:14:08- Swarna Kamal Dhyawala yup....
- Astha Gupta ok...i get it...thanku.....
Asmita Chatterjee BUT WHY NAME IT "OXIDATION NO."???any reason for it???plz explain...