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Select ALL cases in which the AVERAGE oxidation number of the element named is a non-integer. Use O = , H = +1, and count all atoms of that element in the formula.

  1. AFe in
  2. BC in
  3. CN in (average over both N atoms)
  4. DS in

Answer: A, B, D

Fe: . C: . S: . N in : over two N atoms, average , an integer.
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