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

• 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.

• Xenon hexafluoroplatinateRelated: Its assignment helps describe electron transfer and the uncertain ionic formulation.

• Chemical speciationRelated: Different oxidation states often correspond to forms with sharply different reactivity and mobility.

• ChlorateRelated: Chlorine has oxidation state +5 in ClO₃⁻.

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

• Inorganic chemistryRelated: Oxidation states track electron changes in inorganic compounds and reactions.

• 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.

• Oxide ionCompared with: The oxide ion's actual 2− charge is distinct from oxygen's formal oxidation state in compounds.

• Potassium chlorateRelated: Chlorine’s oxidation state helps explain its reduction during chlorate decomposition.

• Redox titrationBroader topic: Changes in oxidation state identify the electron transfer being measured.

• Reducing agentRelated: An increase in the agent’s oxidation state tracks its electron loss.

• ScandiumRelated: Scandium overwhelmingly adopts the +3 oxidation state in its compounds.

• Silver nitrateRelated: Silver is in the +1 oxidation state in AgNO₃ and can be reduced to Ag(0).

• Sodium chlorateRelated: Chlorine’s oxidation state in chlorate helps explain its oxidizing behavior.

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

• Xenon difluorideRelated: Assigning fluorine −1 gives xenon an oxidation state of +2 in XeF₂.

• ChalcogenRelated: Chalcogens’ common oxidation states reflect their capacity to gain, share, or lose electrons.

• d-blockRelated: Variable oxidation states arise as d and s electrons participate in bonding.

• Metal (chemistry)Related: Positive oxidation states commonly describe metal atoms after electron loss in compounds.

• OsmiumRelated: Osmium reaches oxidation state +8 in osmium tetroxide, its highest common oxidation state.

• OxyanionRelated: Oxidation states help relate an oxyanion’s formula to its central atom’s bonding.

• PerchlorateRelated: Assigning oxygen −2 gives perchlorate chlorine an oxidation state of +7.

• QuinoneRelated: Quinone and hydroquinone forms differ through reversible changes in oxidation state.

• X-ray absorption spectroscopyRelated: Changes in oxidation state commonly shift and reshape near-edge features.

• Xenon tetrafluorideRelated: Assigning each fluorine −1 gives xenon the +4 oxidation state in XeF₄.

• Carl Auer von WelsbachRelated: Similar oxidation states contributed to the chemical resemblance of the rare-earth elements Auer separated.

• Hydride transferRelated: Hydride transfer commonly changes the formal oxidation states of donor and acceptor.

• Hypervalent moleculeRelated: Hypervalent compounds often feature central atoms assigned high oxidation states.

• Metal oxideRelated: It predicts the ratios of metal and oxygen atoms in many oxide formulas.

• NeodymiumRelated: Neodymium most commonly forms compounds with the +3 oxidation state.

• Phosphorus trichlorideRelated: Phosphorus has oxidation state +3 in PCl₃ and +5 in its oxidation products.

• SulfiteRelated: Sulfur has oxidation state +4 in sulfite, distinguishing it from sulfate’s +6.

• Sulfur trioxideRelated: Sulfur has oxidation state +6 in SO₃, its common maximum in simple oxides.

• 18-electron ruleRelated: The ionic counting method uses the metal’s oxidation state to establish its d-electron count.

• BerkeliumRelated: Berkelium commonly forms the +3 state, while +4 chemistry also appears in solution.

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

• Interhalogen compoundRelated: Oxidation states help describe electron distribution in compounds with unequal halogens.

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

• Iron(III) chlorideRelated: The Roman numeral III identifies iron’s formal oxidation state in this compound.

• Lead(II) ionRelated: Lead(II) names the oxidation state represented by the ion’s two-electron loss.

• Manganese(II)Related: The +2 state specifies the electron loss and formal charge that define Mn²⁺ chemistry.

• Metal carbonylRelated: Formal oxidation states help compare electron counts across metal carbonyls.

• Sodium dichromateRelated: Chromium’s +6 oxidation state distinguishes this salt’s reactive and hazardous chromium content.

• SuperoxideRelated: It tracks the one-electron reduction of oxygen in superoxide formation.

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

• YtterbiumRelated: Ytterbium commonly forms +3 compounds and can also form +2 compounds.

• Actinide conceptRelated: Accessible 5f and 6d electrons help explain the range of actinide oxidation states.