Chemistry A-Level
Distinguishing compounds of the same element
What Distinguishing compounds of the same element means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Distinguishing compounds of the same element
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Species of the same element that carry different oxidation numbers, such as iron(II) and iron(III), are told apart by the Roman numeral.
Topics that use Distinguishing compounds of the same element
- Redox (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Calculating an unknown value from known contributions
- Deducing formulae from stated oxidation numbers
- Disproportionation
- Electron transfer
- Half-equations
- Ordered rules for assigning oxidation numbers
- Oxidation
- Oxidation Number
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