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CHECK DIS TABLE AND IF U WANT MORE INFO, | element | usual oxidation state | exceptions | | Group 1 metals | always +1 | | | Group 2 metals | always +2 | | | Oxygen | usually -2 | except in peroxides and F2O (see below) | | Hydrogen | usually +1 | except in metal hydrides where it is -1 (see below) | | Fluorine | always -1 | | | Chlorine | usually -1 | except in compounds with O or F (see below) |
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