How to Use oxidation state in a Sentence
oxidation state
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This means that when they are combined with oxygen, an oxidation state arises that can give these metals unique properties.
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Dexter Johnson,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Aug. 2016
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The outer region increases the oxidation state of transition metals, which helps suppress reactions with water and carbon dioxide.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Mar. 2026
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When the battery is charging, ions transfer through the membrane from the positive to the negative side – changing the oxidation state and storing energy indefinitely.
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New Atlas,
2 May 2026
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Experimental storage hub To store energy, the vanadium system uses liquid electrolytes with vanadium ions in different oxidation states.
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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The idea traces back to 2018, when former Stanford PhD student William Gent theorized that iron could be pushed to higher oxidation states if neighboring atoms were carefully spaced apart.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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This progress addresses the requirement for high oxidation states, which typically makes material growth unstable under conditions that allow for superconductivity.
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Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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Oxygen proved to be a particularly potent arbiter of the disk’s chemical evolution in the simulations because its fluctuating levels dictate the oxidation state of the resulting minerals, ultimately yielding the three families that mirror the three chondrite varieties.
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Javier Barbuzano,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
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