find out the oxidation state of sodium in na2 O2
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Find out oxidation state of sodium in na2o2
- Each oxygen in a peroxide is assigned a formal charge of -1. Since sodium peroxide is neutral overall, each sodium atom is assigned an oxidation number of +1. The structure of peroxides - ROOR - implies that the oxygens will generally exhibit -1 oxidation states.
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