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Similar lanthanide and actinide series The +2 oxidation state The +3 oxidation state The +4 oxidation state Radioac- tive decay series Fission- able isotopes Thermo- electric power. atoms allows the valence electrons to move about in the ...
Similar lanthanide and actinide series The +2 oxidation state The +3 oxidation state The +4 oxidation state Radioac- tive decay series Fission- able isotopes Thermo- electric power. atoms allows the valence electrons to move about in the ...
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... Oxidation of hydrocarbons . Saturated hydrocarbons can be oxidized to alcohols in air by the use of high tem- peratures ( 260 ° -370 ° C ) , moderate pressures ( 15-50 at- mospheres ) , and short periods of contact of the hydro- carbon ...
... Oxidation of hydrocarbons . Saturated hydrocarbons can be oxidized to alcohols in air by the use of high tem- peratures ( 260 ° -370 ° C ) , moderate pressures ( 15-50 at- mospheres ) , and short periods of contact of the hydro- carbon ...
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... oxidation ; the removal of oxygen is called reduction . In a general definition of these re- actions , oxidation means the removal of electrons from an atom or molecule , while reduction is the addition of electrons to an atom or ...
... oxidation ; the removal of oxygen is called reduction . In a general definition of these re- actions , oxidation means the removal of electrons from an atom or molecule , while reduction is the addition of electrons to an atom or ...
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