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What is the oxidation number of an element?
A. The group number for the element
O B. The number of valence electrons an element has
O C. The charge an element would have if it lost or gained electrons
D. The number of atoms of an element in a formula

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Answer:

c

Explanation:

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The charge an element would have if it lost or gained electrons. Hence, option C is correct.

What is oxidation?

Oxidation: The loss of electrons

Reduction: The gain of electrons

Oxidation number: the charge based on the number of electrons assigned to an atom as compared to the neutral atom.

Hence, the charge an element would have if it lost or gained electrons is the oxidation number.

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