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Oxidation state of oxygen in H 2 O 2 is :
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The oxidation state of oxygen in most of the compounds is -2 except in peroxides.
For neutral compounds, sum of the oxidation numbers should be zero. The oxidation number of hydrogen is +1 . Let's assume the oxidation number of oxygen as ' 
'.
For hydrogen peroxide 
,
Hence, the oxidation number of oxygen in 
is -1 .
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