What term describes the effective charge assigned to an atom within a molecule?

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Published
18 Mar 2019
Last updated
28 May 2026

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The apparent charge on an atom in a molecule is referred to as its oxidation state, which indicates the hypothetical charge the atom would have if all bonds were ionic. Valency relates to bonding capacity, coordination number counts bonded atoms, and charge number is not a standard term.

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