Talk:Oxidation number

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[edit] "as the Stock Number"

It is my understanding that it is still know as the Stock Number, furthermore it is endorsed more by the international body that governs nomenclature becuase it is more practical to use.

The reference is given at the bottom of the article: IUPAC recommends the term "oxidation number". Physchim62 (talk) 10:48, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fractional oxidation numbers

What about superoxides? According to my textbook (Oxtoby), oxygen can have an oxidation number of -1/2 - Reddaly

That's because you have two different oxygen atoms: one with oxidation number zero, and one with oxidation number -1. The average oxidation state is -1/2. Itub 23:48, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
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