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In dioxygen difluoride, (F is ), what is the oxidation number of each O atom?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: C

gives . This is an unusual positive oxidation state of oxygen, caused by bonding to the more electronegative fluorine.
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