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Basic Inorganic Nomenclature and Oxidation Number
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Peroxides, superoxides and polyatomic ions
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Difficulty 2 of 3
bn030
In oxygen difluoride,
OF
X
2
, fluorine is always
−
1
. What is the oxidation number of oxygen?
A
+
2
B
−
2
C
−
1
D
+
1
Answer: A
Fluorine is more electronegative than oxygen.
x
+
2
(
−
1
)
=
0
gives
x
=
+
2
.
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