___________ Is a Concept Used to Remind People of the Widespread

question 27

Short Answer

___________ is a concept used to remind people of the widespread discrepancy between form and reality.

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Definitions:

Oxidation Number

A number assigned to an element in chemical combination which represents the number of electrons lost or gained by an atom of that element in the compound.

Compound

A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements chemically bonded together.

Oxidation Number

A number that represents the total number of electrons an atom either gains or loses in order to form a chemical bond with another atom.

Ca

Chemical symbol for Calcium, a reactive, soft metallic element that is a member of the alkaline earth metals.