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

• FerricyanideRelated: Iron has oxidation state +3 in ferricyanide, distinguishing it from ferrocyanide.

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

• Group 11 elementRelated: Copper, silver, and gold form compounds with distinct, element-dependent oxidation-state patterns.

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

• Inorganic compoundRelated: Oxidation states help balance formulas and describe electron transfer in inorganic compounds.

• 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⁻.

• Manganese(II) oxideRelated: Assigning oxygen −2 gives manganese +2 in electrically neutral MnO.

• Manganese(II) sulfateRelated: The numeral II specifies manganese’s formal oxidation state in this compound.

• MendeleviumRelated: Mendelevium experiments have established +2 and +3 oxidation states.

• Period 5 elementRelated: Variable oxidation states distinguish many period-5 transition metals in their compounds.

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

• Sodium permanganateRelated: The +7 oxidation state of manganese helps explain permanganate’s oxidizing capacity.

• Sodium peroxideRelated: Each oxygen in the peroxide ion has oxidation state −1, unlike oxide oxygen.

• ThalliumRelated: Thallium commonly forms +1 compounds and also exhibits the +3 state.

• Tin(II) chlorideRelated: The Roman numeral II identifies tin’s formal +2 state in this compound.

• UraniniteRelated: Uranium’s changing oxidation states help explain uraninite’s variable chemistry.

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

• Cobalt(II) chlorideRelated: The cobalt ion is assigned oxidation state +2 in CoCl₂.

• Cobalt(II) oxideRelated: The +2 state distinguishes CoO from cobalt oxides with different compositions.

• Copper(I) chlorideRelated: The +1 assignment distinguishes copper in CuCl from copper in CuCl₂.

• Dinitrogen trioxideRelated: Nitrogen has an average oxidation state of +3 in N₂O₃.

• Electron countingRelated: Oxidation states support ionic electron counts for transition-metal complexes.

• Group 8 elementRelated: Variable oxidation states are a prominent feature of group 8 chemistry.

• Iodic acidRelated: The +5 assignment distinguishes iodic acid from iodine’s other oxoacids.

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

• Manganese(II) chlorideRelated: The Roman numeral II specifies manganese’s formal charge as +2.

• Oxygen difluorideRelated: In OF₂, oxygen has oxidation state +2 because fluorine is more electronegative.

• Phosphorus trioxideRelated: It provides the bookkeeping that assigns phosphorus the +3 state in P₄O₆.

• Potassium chromateRelated: It identifies chromium in potassium chromate as chromium(VI).

• Selenium dioxideRelated: Selenium is in the +4 oxidation state in SeO₂ and can be reduced during oxidations.

• Silver nitrideRelated: Oxidation-state bookkeeping helps interpret proposed ionic descriptions of silver nitride.

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

• Sodium orthovanadateRelated: Vanadium speciation and reactivity depend on its oxidation state.

• Tin(IV) chlorideRelated: The compound’s name specifies tin’s oxidation state as +4.

• Xenon tetroxideRelated: Assigning oxygen −2 gives xenon the +8 state in XeO₄.

• Aluminium carbideRelated: Aluminium is +3 and carbon is −4 in the ionic accounting of Al₄C₃.

• Ammonium metavanadateRelated: Vanadium has oxidation state +5 in ammonium metavanadate.

• Arsenate mineralRelated: Arsenic in the arsenate group has the +5 oxidation state.

• Basic lead phosphiteRelated: Oxidation states distinguish lead and phosphorus forms in related phosphite compounds.

• Cerium(IV) oxideRelated: The +4 state names the formal cerium charge in stoichiometric CeO₂.

• Chromate and dichromateRelated: It identifies chromium as +6 in both oxyanions.

• Chromium(II) acetateRelated: The chromium centers are assigned the +2 oxidation state in this salt.

• Chromium(III) chlorideRelated: The +3 assignment distinguishes this compound from chromium chlorides with other oxidation states.

• Chromyl chlorideRelated: Chromium’s +6 oxidation state predicts chromyl chloride’s strong oxidizing character.

• Dichlorine monoxideRelated: The oxidation-state assignments clarify how chlorine changes during Cl₂O reactions.

• Dinitrogen pentoxideRelated: Nitrogen has oxidation state +5 in dinitrogen pentoxide.

• Group 12 elementRelated: The +2 oxidation state follows from losing the group’s two outer s electrons.

• Group 3 elementRelated: The +3 state is characteristic of scandium, yttrium, and their heavier candidates.

• Henry TaubeRelated: Electron transfer changes the oxidation states of the metal centers Taube studied.