Name a compound in which hydrogen exist in negative oxidation state
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Oxidation state is the hypothetical charge that an atom would have if all bonds to atoms of different elements were 100% ionic. Second, we need to know that hydrogen usually has an oxidation state of +1 when it is bonded to nonmetals and -1 when it is bonded to Show more…
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