Questions tagged 'Oxidation States'
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oxidation number of Carbon in Na2C2O4?
What is the oxidation number of carbon in sodium oxalate (Na2C2O4)? Additionally, could you explain the reasoning behind your answer?
Elements in group 7A in the periodic table are the halogens; elements in group 6A are called the chalcogens.?
What is the most common oxidation state of the chalcogens compared to that of the halogens? Please express your answer as a signed integer. I initially thought the oxidation states were -2 for chalcog...