International
Tables for
Crystallography
Volume G
Definition and exchange of crystallographic data
Edited by J. R. Hester and B. McMahon

International Tables for Crystallography (2026). Vol. G. Early view chapter
https://doi.org/10.1107/97809553602060001011

Chapter 4.2 Core dictionary (coreCIF)


Index

Core dictionary version 3.3.0

_atom_type.oxidation_number

Name:
_atom_type.oxidation_number

Alias:
_atom_type_oxidation_number

Definition:

   
    Formal oxidation state of this atom type in the structure.

Type: Integer

Units: none


The permitted range is -8 → 8

Category:
atom_type








































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