Q: What is the difference between +2 and 2+ while dealing with red-ox reaction?
Ans: +2 represents the oxidation number which is the apparent charge or
hypothetical charge appears on an atom in a molecule or in a compound while 2+ represents the real charge on a
chemical specie after giving two electrons i.e. Zn(s) ---------------->Zn2+ +
2e-
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