Both oxidation state and formal charge involve conventions
Chapter 10, Problem 19(choose chapter or problem)
Both oxidation state and formal charge involve conventions for assigning valence electrons to bonded atoms in compounds, but clearly they are not the same. Describe several ways in which these concepts differ.
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