Hello everyone.I want to ask something about chemistry. :)

Is there a method to determine how many oxidation states that an element can exist?normally those can have more than one oxidation states is from the D-block element,such as copper(+2,+3) and titanium(+1,+2,+3,+4) and so on. :confused: :D

I have no idea how to find out the number of oxidation states that an element can exist,for example nikel,is there anyone can help? :confused: :confused: :)

Hello,
There is no particular method to determine how many oxidation states exist for a given element.However,predominant oxidation states are well known and the group and period in which the element exists is a good indication.You may refer to any good book on Basic Inorganic Chemistry like the one by J.D.Lee.
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chem1