Lewis structures, oxidation states, and electronegativity

Lewis’s shared electron pair and formal charge, Kossel’s ionic limit and oxidation states, and Pauling’s electronegativity scale from bond energies.

Lewis’s shared electron pair: choosing between Lewis structures by formal charge

Lewis's shared electron pair: choosing between Lewis structures by formal charge

Kossel’s ionic bond: oxidation states as the fully ionic limit

Kossel's ionic bond: oxidation states as the fully ionic limit

Pauling’s electronegativity scale from bond energies

Pauling's electronegativity scale from bond energies