Oxidation Number of All Elements in Periodic Table
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Oxidation number is the charge that an atom has when it gains or loses electrons.
The oxidation number of an element can be positive, negative, or zero.
The oxidation number of an element in its elemental form is always zero.
The oxidation number of hydrogen is +1 when combined with non-metals and -1 when combined with metals.
The oxidation number of oxygen is -2 in most compounds.
The oxidation number of fluorine is always -1.
The sum of the oxidation numbers of all atoms in a compound is equal to the charge of the compound.
This article provides a table of the oxidation numbers of all elements in the periodic table.
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