Rules to assign oxidation number of elements in compounds.
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The sum of all oxidation numbers in a neutral compound is zero. The sum of all oxidation numbers in a polyatomic (many-atom) ion is equal to the charge on the ion. ... If, however, the oxygen is in a class of compounds called peroxides (for example, hydrogen peroxide), then the oxygen has an oxidation number
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The convention is that the cation is written first in a formula, followed by the anion. ...
The oxidation number of a free element is always 0. ...
The oxidation number of a monatomic ion equals the charge of the ion. ...
The usual oxidation number of hydrogen is +1. ...
The oxidation number of oxygen in compounds is usually -2.
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