Formal Charge vs Oxidation Number Made Super Simple with Examples Chemistry MCAT

In the last example, the phosphates are supposed to be +10... I accidentally wrote down -10

[@WernTheDRUID]

And i thought KhanAcademy was the easiest to learn from! Thank you for explaining everything so well! + the common misconceptions

[@Tulwar345]

Your videos are incredibly helpful and informative and you make this stuff so easy to understand. Thanks a million!

[@ilanbocian1291]

5:54 = Discussion Re Oxidation Number

[@zazzawi0099]

so in summary: FORMAL CHARGE FC = #Ve in periodic table - #Ve it has in compound (include bonds/ Ve) Oxidation # = number of tug of way it won (- for winner) (only count bonds NOT valence e) I hope I summarized it right, thank you A TON!

[@khushalimashruwala7231]

At 9:15, for the two carbons that are methyl groups off of that middle carbon, would their oxidation numbers be -3 each since they "win" against the hydrogens?

[@rebekahjohnson329]

Just want to say I really appreciate your videos!!

[@allenramollari9418]

At 19:58 it should be positive 10 correct? Not negative since +5 * 2 is +10 and since we need -2 & O is -14 and H is +2

[@sciencesimplified3890]

Ah yes you’re correct. It is + 10 like you’re saying not -10... I really hope from the viewers perspective that was obvious it’s hard for me to gauge that from the creators perspective...

[@allenramollari9418]

@@sciencesimplified3890 no worries! Thanks for taking your time to make the video!

[@hosamhadid5972]

@@sciencesimplified3890 If the viewer is following along, then they'll know it's +10. :) Thank you for all your hard work!

[@sciencesimplified3890]

Haha thank you for that actually I really appreciate that comment

[@PattonN]

This was sooo helpful! Thank you!!

[@paololarocca8732]

can we study mechanism of organic reaction using the oxidation number instead of formal charge? i know it can be useless but it would be cool to have to different point of view in describing the same thing

[@Dragonquest1385]

Thank you for your videos! Feel like the way you break up the videos is a lot more digestible and less daunting than some 3 hour long videos