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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Are there any rules for oxidation number of non metals?

sam (.sam.):

You kind of have to memorize it, for me, going from group 14 to 17, The numbers are -4,-3,-2,-1, those numbers applies to the whole group. Then as for positive nonmetals, that is a bit tricky, although it contains 4,3,2,1 for each group, some of the elements doesn't have +1, for example fluorine, because fluorine has "highest" electronegativity, it doesn't exist as a positive ion, so there's no +1 for fluorine. The numbers are going with odd and even numbers for each ions they will exist Chlorine (Group 17) has -1,1,3,5,7 Bromine (Group 17) has -1,1,3,5 Sulfur (Group 16) has -2,2,4,6 Phosphorus (Group 15) has -3,3,5

OpenStudy (abb0t):

Carbon could have every value from -4 to +4. But not ethat they're not net charges. The oxidation number is for our benefit to assist in determining formulas for compounds and for predicting the outcome of redox reactions.

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