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Rylie Anderson
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26 February, 16:27
Why do nonmetals have a negative oxidation number
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Arnav Baird
26 February, 16:53
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Oxygen has a higher electro negativity that then Sulfur, so Sulfur will " lose" electrons to Oxygen and that is the electrons will be pulled closer to the Oxygen causing, for oxygen to have a negative charge and the Sulfur to have a positive charge
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