Chemistry A-Level
Calculating oxidation state from a formula
What Calculating oxidation state from a formula means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Working out the oxidation state from the formula using the usual rules, where oxygen is usually 2⁻, hydrogen 1⁺, and the sum of oxidation states equals the overall charge.
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- Transition elements (OCR A-Level)
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