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What is the oxidation number of chromium in sodium dichromate, na2cr2o7?.

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Answer:+6

Explanation:Oxygen always has an ON of -2 so when there’s O7 the total is -12. Sodium is in group 1 so has an ON of +1 that means with two of them it’s overall ON is +2. When you combine the two that equals -12 but you want it to equal 0. So it would be +12. Considering there are two chromium present you would divide that by 2 making the answer +6.

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