oxidation state of H2O
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Oxidation state of H in H20 is +1
Oxidation state of O is -2
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In water, hydrogen has an oxidation number of +1 because each hydrogen has lost one electron. Oxygen has an oxidation number of +2 because the single oxygen atom has gained a total of two electrons, one from each hydrogen.
in H2O, the total positive "charge" for both hydrogen atoms will be +2 (which balances with the -2 from oxygen), but each hydrogen has an oxidation number of +1.
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