What is the oxidation number of oxygen in OF2

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Marcel Guzman · Answer 1 · 2019-09-22T16:44:45+0000

Well flourines oxidation number is -1 and since theres is two fluorine you multiply -1 by two witch gives you -2 meaning oxygen's has to be positive 2 since there is only one oxygen

QMaster · Answer 2 · 2019-09-27T06:10:00+0000

Oxygen almost always has an oxidation number of -2

The only exception is in H2O2 which makes it -1, and in OF2 which makes it +2

What is the oxidation number of oxygen in OF2

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