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The overall oxidation number of an ion is indeed the charge. Na+, sodium is +1 ON, Cl-, chlorine is -1 ON. For a polyatomic ion the charge is the sum of the oxidation numbers of the consituent atoms. For example NH4+ ; N is -3, H is +1 so overall ON is +1 same as the charge.

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