Gerard Parkin
Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027; parkin@columbia.edu
Terms such as “valence” and “oxidation number” appear
frequently in both elementary and advanced chemistry texts.
However, it is evident from the literature that these terms
are often viewed to be synonymous and that conclusions pertaining
to such an interpretation may be misleading. The intent
of this article is to clarify the notions of valence, oxidation
number, and related concepts such as “formal charge” (Table
1), describe their relationship, and comment upon misleading
applications.
To download the article click on the link below:
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/913a/755640ba09fdda2d526bfdcf92e0430ce1eb.pdf
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