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In a compound, all the atoms of a particular element have the same oxidation number.
If true enter 1, else enter 0.
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The correct option is A 0
In a compound, all the atoms of a particular element can have different oxidation number. For example in sodium tetrathionate, the oxidation number of terminal S atoms is +5 and the oxidation number of middle S atoms is 0.
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