+7 for Mn
-2 for each O
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For the MnO4- ion, the oxidation number of oxygen is typically -2. Since the overall charge of the ion is -1, the oxidation number of manganese (Mn) must be +7 to balance out the charges.
The oxidation number of Mn in MnO4- is +7. This is determined by balancing the charge of the whole ion (-1) with the charges of the oxygen atoms (-8) and solving for the oxidation number of Mn.
The oxidation number of oxygen (O) in MnO4 is -2. To find the oxidation number of manganese (Mn) in MnO4, we use the fact that the sum of the oxidation numbers in a compound is zero (since MnO4 is a polyatomic ion). Therefore, Mn must have an oxidation number of +7 in this compound.
I assume you mean the oxidation number of Mn in the permanganate ion , MnO4- The sum of the oxidation numbers is the charge on a polyatomic ion so Mn has an oxidation number of +7 as each O is assigned -2.
The algebraic sum of the oxidation numbers of all atoms in a polyatomic ion is equal to the overall charge of the ion.
the charge on that ion