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Grade 10Physical Chemistry

How to find out the oxidation number in a non stiochiometric compound?

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8 Years agoGrade 10
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8 Years ago
Commonly, it's a hard task to assign formal oxidation states for molecular compounds with mixed transition metal. It would require enormous experimental work for non stoichiometric compounds. First, you need to determine the structure of your material.