What is the purpose of providing oxidation numbers to reactants and products?

To know how many neutrons are lost or gained

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To know how many half reactions has taken place

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To know how many electrons are lost or gained

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To know how many beta particles are lost

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The correct option is C
To know how many electrons are lost or gained

By providing oxidation numbers to both reactants and products we can determine how many electrons are gained or lost by each atom, thus conserving mass and charge.

Oxidation number, or Oxidation State, is the total number of electrons that an atom either gains or loses in order to form a chemical bond with another atom.

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