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Oxidation Number Rules
Element by itself
0
Group 1A
+1
Group 2A
+2
Halogens
usually -1
positive with oxygen
Monatomic ion
Ion charge
Hydrogen
+1 with nonmetals
-1 with metals
Oxygen
usually -2
-1 in peroxide (O2 -2)