What is Oxidation?
Addition of Oxygen
Removal of Hydrogen
Addition of electronegative element
Loss of electron
Increase in Oxidation number
What is Reduction?
Addition of hydrogen
Removal of oxygen
Removal of Hydrogen
Oxidation number decrease
Gain of electron
Oxidation number of oxide
-2
Oxidation number of peroxide
-1
Oxidation number of superoxide
-1/2
CrO5 structure
Butterfly structure
4 oxygen have Oxidation state -1
1 oxygen have Oxidation state -2