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OpenStudy (mendicant_bias):

I'm trying to figure out the oxidation number for an individual atom in a compound, but the rest of the compound appears to make it neutral. Posted below momentarily.

OpenStudy (mendicant_bias):

I'm trying to find the oxidation number of C in:\[\sf CH_{2}O\]

OpenStudy (mendicant_bias):

I'm tempted to say it's zero, but that doesn't sound right.

OpenStudy (mendicant_bias):

(Nevermind, lol, I guess it is right.)

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