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What is meant "WHEN ATOMS EXIST AS ELEMENTS they have oxidation numbers of zero?"
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CJPOWER74

by CJPOWER74 at October 17, 2011

oxidation number method

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Yea, im thinking she is saying that each individual element on its own has a oxidation # of 0.
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james58 james58 October 19, 2011

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She means an atom in its elemental form = zero. for example N is a diatomic element (N2) it would have an oxidation # of zero. or any other neutral atom in elemental form. I hope this helps.
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alvaro2416 alvaro2416 November 29, 2011

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