:A better question might be, why do you think oxidation numbers have anything to do with the number of free electrons in a solid?
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Many borides, in fact, have fractional oxidation numbers, which again is a meaningless reality, since you cannot have a part of an electron.
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The formal oxidation number in boranes is positive, and is based on the assumption that hydrogen is counted as " 1 as in active metal hydrides.
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A similar type of reaction, but in which no element changes oxidation number, is the acid-base disproportionation reaction observed when an dihydrogenophosphate are respectively:
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Disproportionation is the opposite reaction, in which two equivalents of an element, identical in oxidation number, react to form two products of differing oxidation numbers.
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Disproportionation is the opposite reaction, in which two equivalents of an element, identical in oxidation number, react to form two products of differing oxidation numbers.
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On the contrary, many ions with high oxidation numbers, such as,,,, can gain one or two extra electrons and are strong oxidizing agents.
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Chlorine, oxidation number 0, forms chloride Cl " ( oxidation number " 1 ) and chlorate ( V ) ( oxidation number + 5 ).
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Chlorine, oxidation number 0, forms chloride Cl " ( oxidation number " 1 ) and chlorate ( V ) ( oxidation number + 5 ).
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Chlorine, oxidation number 0, forms chloride Cl " ( oxidation number " 1 ) and chlorate ( V ) ( oxidation number + 5 ).
