Chapter4TypesofChemicalReactionsandSolutionStoich.pptVIP

…Oxidation States continued… 4. Oxygen is assigned an oxidation state –2 in covalent compound (except in peroxides where it is –1) 5. Hydrogen is assigned an oxidation state +1 in its covalent compounds with non metals. 6. Sum of the oxidation states must be zero for an electrically neutral compound, for an ion equals the charge of the ion. Assigning Oxidation States Example: Assign oxidation states to all atoms in the following. a. CO2 ? O = -2 (for each oxygen); C = +4 SF6 ? F = -1 (for each fluorine); S = +6 NO3- ? O = -2 (each oxygen); N = +5 MnO4- ? O = -2 (each oxygen); Mn = +7 HSO3