S3.1 Periodic table (3) - oxidation states
How does the periodic table help us to predict patterns and trends in the properties of elements?The rules for determining the oxidation state of an element in a compound are given in the gallery below. If the element or species is an ion then the oxidation state is simply equal to the charge on the ion. This is straightforward and uncontroversial when there is just one element containing the charge under consideration...
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