7. Assign oxidation numbers to each element in the following species: Cr₂O²-A: +6, -2

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7. Assign oxidation numbers to each element in the following species: Cr₂O²-
A: +6, -2

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Oxidation state is the charge of an atom if all of its bonds to different atoms were fully ionic. The oxidation state may be positive, negative or zero. In the given question, it is asked to assign the oxidation number to each element in Cr₂O₇^2-

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