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Oxidation Numbers and Rules Guide by jupiterl is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document provides rules for assigning oxidation numbers to elements in chemical compounds and examples for determining unknown oxidation states. The rules state that oxidation numbers for free elements are zero, ions have the same charge as their oxidation number, some elements only have one oxidation state like group 1 metals being +1, and the sum of oxidation numbers in a compound or polyatomic ion must equal the overall charge. Examples are then given where the unknown oxidation state is filled in u
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