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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the oxidation state for each atom in the following reaction:  4Fe + 3O2 → 2Fe2O3 a.  Elemental iron (Fe)   b.  Elemental oxygen (O2)  c.  One iron atom in Fe2O3    d.  One oxygen atom in Fe2O3    

OpenStudy (sweetburger):

a. All elements in their elemental form have an oxidization state of 0. b. All elements in their elemental state have an oxidization state of 0 even diatomic O2 has an oxidization state of 0. c. Fe would have an oxidization sate of +3 d. Oxygen would have an oxidization state of -2

OpenStudy (sweetburger):

make sense?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes thank you! @sweetburger

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