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Which sentence of oxidation numbers (or states) is not correct?

April 26, 2017Chemistry Mathematics Numbers oxidation sentence

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Which sentence of oxidation numbers (or states) is not correct?

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The oxidation number tells you the exact number of electrons that each atom has or is missing. The oxidation number gives you insight into where the electron rich and electron deficient areas (relative to individual atoms) of a molecule are located. Both of these are wrong.