Oxidation state

At the end of this activity, students should be able to:
– describe what oxidation–reduction reactions involve
– calculate oxidation states
– recognise redox equations
– give the systematic names of inorganic compounds and polyatomic ions, specifying their oxidation states
– discuss the oxidative–reductive properties of the s–block metals
– discuss the oxidative–reductive properties of the elements of Group 17
– describe the oxidation states of the p–block elements in their commonest chemical compounds.