What is the difference between valence factor and n-factor?

[Wrichik Basu]

What is the difference between valence factor and n-factor for oxidants and reductants? Take $H_2O_2$ as an example. What is the difference between the n-factor and valence factor for this compound?

Also, how do I find the n-factor for any oxidant or reductant?

 

[mjc123]

I am a chemist, and I have never heard of the terms "valence factor" and "n-factor". As you have, where did you hear of them? In class/textbook? What definitions of them were you given?

 

[mjc123]

I've just looked them up on google. So now I know. Couldn't you?
Please read this post: https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/little-excuse-ask-question-cold/

 

[Wrichik Basu]

I've just looked them up on google. So now I know. Couldn't you?
Please read this post: https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/little-excuse-ask-question-cold/

You could have simply said that in this place, I'll not get any answer. I posted this because there was a problem that I was having in understanding the concepts, and no site was able to tell me appropriately the difference between n-factor and valence factor.

If I can't get an answer, it's alright. My teacher is in out station and I was not wanting to disturb him regarding petty issues like these.

If you don't want to answer, then simply write that.

 

[Wrichik Basu]

I am a chemist, and I have never heard of the terms "valence factor" and "n-factor". As you have, where did you hear of them? In class/textbook? What definitions of them were you given?

And I can't think of the fact that a chemist doesn't know these simple terms.

 

[Borek]

And I can't think of the fact that a chemist doesn't know these simple terms.

I haven't heard about them too. Some googling suggests these are rather obscure terms which are poorly defined proxies for a real chemistry behind acid/base related processes. No wonder you have problems grasping what they really mean.

 

[Wrichik Basu]

I haven't heard about them too. Some googling suggests these are rather obscure terms which are poorly defined proxies for a real chemistry behind acid/base related processes. No wonder you have problems grasping what they really mean.

Yes, they are somehow related to redox reactions and are used to find the equivalent weight.

 

[Borek]

TBH I see no value in using them in calculations. Just follow the stoichiometry and you will get any result you need. Single universal method is typically much better than half-baked proxies.