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Oxidation state of H in BaH2

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Hydrogen, H, has an oxidation number of +1 unless it is combined with metals, where it has the oxidation number -1. –Examples – LiH = Li+ H-, BaH2= Ba 2+ H-7. Oxygen usually has the oxidation number -2.

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