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A bolt of lightning heats the surrounding air to ~30,000 K — five times hotter than the Sun's surface.
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A bolt of lightning heats the surrounding air to ~30,000 K — five times hotter than the Sun's surface.
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You have more bacterial cells than human cells — ~38 trillion bacteria vs ~30 trillion human cells.
OxidationStateChargeacquiredbyanatombasedonelectronegativity
The oxidation state of an element in a compound is defined as the charge acquired by its atom based on electronegative consideration from other atoms in the molecule.
Oxidation State
Charge acquired by an atom
NoneThe valence or oxidation state of elements is a key concept in understanding their chemical behavior. It is often equal to the number of electrons in the outermost orbitals or eight minus the number of outermost electrons.
Predicting chemical formulas and reactions.
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