General Oxidation State
General Oxidation state
graph TB
A[General Oxidation State]
A --> B[Definition]
A --> C[Rules]
B --> D[Oxidation State in Chemical Compounds]
C --> E[Rule 1: The oxidation state of an atom in its elemental state is zero]
C --> F[Rule 2: The oxidation state of a monoatomic ion is equal to its charge]
C --> G[Rule 3: The sum of oxidation states in a neutral compound is zero]
C --> H[Rule 4: The sum of oxidation states in an ion is equal to its charge]
D --> I[Examples]
E --> J[Examples]
F --> K[Examples]
G --> L[Examples]
H --> M[Examples]
