**Why is the oxidation state for K: +1 and O: -2, in KO2?**In potassium superoxide (KO2), the oxidation state of potassium (K) is +1. This is because potassium, as an alkali metal, typically loses one electron to achieve a stable electron configuration, resulting in a +1 oxidation state.Oxygen, in this compound, does not have a -2 oxidation state. Instead, KO2 is a superoxide, where the oxygen species is O2^− with an average oxidation state of -1/2 for each oxygen atom. The overall charge of the superoxide is -1, which balances with the +1 charge of potassium, resulting in a neutral compound.

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**Why is the oxidation state for K: +1 and O: -2, in KO2?**

In potassium superoxide (KO2), the oxidation state of potassium (K) is +1. This is because potassium, as an alkali metal, typically loses one electron to achieve a stable electron configuration, resulting in a +1 oxidation state.

Oxygen, in this compound, does not have a -2 oxidation state. Instead, KO2 is a superoxide, where the oxygen species is O2^− with an average oxidation state of -1/2 for each oxygen atom. The overall charge of the superoxide is -1, which balances with the +1 charge of potassium, resulting in a neutral compound.

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