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What is the algebraic sum of the oxidation numbers of atoms in a compound or ion required to be?

Options

  1. APositive
  2. BNegative
  3. CZero
  4. DVaries

Correct answer

C. Zero

Step-by-step solution

The algebraic sum of the oxidation numbers of all the atoms in a compound must be zero.

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