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Common Oxidation States

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Is there a Metal with a Negative oxidation state in one of its compounds?

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Metals are electropositive in nature so they have a tendency to form positive ions and show positive oxidation states.
But Nickel in [Ni₂(CO)₆]^-2complex show -1 oxidation state.

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