Modern Chemistry, Lesson 112: Oxidation Number and the Naming of Compounds

Duration: 30 min

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation

Description: Reviews methods of assigning oxidation numbers for hydrogen and for oxygen in compounds and illustrates the differences between covalence, coordination number, and oxidation number. Gives some rules for naming classes of compounds. The international system of indicating the various possible compounds is illustrated for oxides of iron and oxides of chromium.

Metadata Source:Catalog of Classroom Teaching Films for Georgia Schools, No. 10 (Georgia Department of Education)