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how can you tell if a carbon has been oxidized?

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  • Alex
    Lv 6
    9 years ago
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    By IR or NMR spectroscopy. (As there are characteristic wavebands and shifts for oxidised carbons)

    However I suspect that wasn't the answer you were looking for or needed, so you might edit your question to put a bit more detail in.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Oxidation is the loss of electrons so if the carbon's oxidation number rises then it has been oxidized.

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