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Chapter 16 - COMPOUNDS 16.2 Chemical Formulas pp. 361 - 368 16.2 Chemical Formulas and Oxidation Numbers All compounds have an electrical charge of zero (they are neutral). An oxidation number indicates the charge on the atom (or ion) when electrons are lost, gained, or shared in chemical bonds. 16.2 Oxidation Numbers A sodium atom always ionizes to become Na+ (a charge of +1) when it combines with other atoms to make a compound. Therefore, we say that sodium has an oxidation number of 1+. What is chlorine’s oxidation number? 16.2 Ionic bonds On the periodic table, strong electron donors are