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The 207 pages that link to Oxidation state, each with the reason it gives.

• Iron(III) oxideNarrower topic: The iron atoms are formally in the +3 state, balancing oxide ions in the formula.

• ManganeseNarrower topic: Manganese's many accessible oxidation states explain its diverse compounds and reactions.

• Sodium nitriteNarrower topic: Nitrogen’s +3 oxidation state helps explain nitrite’s capacity to undergo oxidation and reduction.

• Inert-pair effectNarrower topic: The effect is most visible as a shift toward lower oxidation states in heavier p-block elements.

• Oxidation of alcoholsNarrower topic: Tracking the alcohol-bearing carbon’s oxidation state clarifies whether a transformation is genuinely oxidative.

• PermanganateNarrower topic: Manganese's +7 state identifies permanganate as a strong electron acceptor.

• HypochloriteNarrower topic: The +1 value identifies chlorine’s electron accounting in ClO⁻.

• Iron(II)Narrower topic: Iron(II) is the +2 oxidation-state designation for iron.

• Iron(II) oxideNarrower topic: The +2 oxidation state distinguishes FeO from iron oxides containing Fe(III).

• Iron(III)Narrower topic: The +3 designation records iron's electron accounting in a compound.

• VanadiumNarrower topic: Vanadium readily adopts several oxidation states, which underpins its diverse chemistry.

• DisproportionationNarrower topic: Comparing oxidation states before and after reveals which products are oxidized and reduced.

• Iron(II) sulfateNarrower topic: Iron’s +2 oxidation state distinguishes this salt from iron(III) sulfate.

• Xenon hexafluorideNarrower topic: Xenon has oxidation state +6 in XeF₆ under standard bookkeeping rules.

• Copper(II) oxideNarrower topic: The +2 state distinguishes the copper ions in CuO.

• Phosphorus oxidation stateNarrower topic: The general bookkeeping rules define how phosphorus values are assigned.

• Vanadium redox flow batteryNarrower topic: The battery’s stored charge is encoded in vanadium’s changing oxidation states.

• Arsenic acidNarrower topic: Assigning arsenic an oxidation state of +5 distinguishes this acid from arsenous acid.

• Chlorous acidNarrower topic: The +3 oxidation state identifies chlorous acid within chlorine’s oxoacid series.

• Potassium ferricyanideNarrower topic: Assigning iron's oxidation state distinguishes ferricyanide from ferrocyanide.

• Arsenic pentoxideNarrower topic: The name and formula reflect arsenic’s +5 oxidation state in this oxide.

• Iron(II) chlorideNarrower topic: The +2 oxidation state identifies the iron represented in the compound’s name.

• Sodium chromateNarrower topic: Chromium's +6 state distinguishes chromate chemistry from many less hazardous chromium compounds.

• Gold(III) chlorideNarrower topic: The name specifies gold in the +3 oxidation state.

• Hypobromous acidNarrower topic: Bromine’s +1 state distinguishes HBrO from bromide and higher bromine oxoacids.

• Lead dioxideNarrower topic: Lead’s formal +4 state is central to describing PbO₂’s redox chemistry.

• ManganateNarrower topic: Assigning oxygen −2 gives manganese +6 in MnO₄²⁻.

• Potassium manganateNarrower topic: The +6 state distinguishes manganate from manganite and permanganate.

• Antimony trichlorideNarrower topic: Assigning chlorine −1 gives antimony a +3 oxidation state in SbCl₃.

• Iron(III) nitrateNarrower topic: Iron’s +3 oxidation state distinguishes this salt from iron(II) nitrate.

• Silver oxideNarrower topic: Silver’s +1 oxidation state determines Ag₂O’s formula and charge balance.

• Hypofluorous acidNarrower topic: It explains how fluorine can have oxidation state −1 in HOF despite its usual role as an oxidant.