Selenium forms selnides which contain the ion Se2-.
The oxidation number of an uncombined element is zero. Uncombined elements, also known as elemental forms, have no charge and are considered to have an oxidation number of zero in their pure state.
Hydrogen it depends on the other element if it is part of a compound
The charge of an element is based on its oxidation number, which is the number of electrons that an atom loses, gains, or shares when it forms a chemical bond. Oxidation numbers can be positive, negative, or zero, depending on the element and the chemical compound it is part of.
The halogens (group 17) have an oxidation number of -1, though the halogens below fluorine can have other oxidation numbers as well. Hydrogen can also have an oxidation number of -1 when it forms hydrides.
The oxidation number of an element is the charge that atom has when it forms ions. The oxidation number varies depending on the compound the element is in. There isn't a strict rule for the oxidation numbers of the first twenty elements as they can exhibit various oxidation states depending on the specific compound they are present in.
For Mg the oxidation no is +2 while it is -2 for oxygen.
Zero The oxidation number of an element in any of its elemental forms (allotropes) is always zero
The charge an element would have if it lost or gained electrons
Phosphorous, or P, has a zero oxidation number in the element. Common oxidation numbers are:- It has a -3 in phosphides, where it forms the P3- ion It has a +3 in oxidation number in for example P4O6, and PCl3 It has a +5 oxidation number in for example P4O10 and PCl5
+1 in most of the compounds -1 in metal hydrides
The oxidation number for Cl in Cl4 is -1. Since Cl is a halogen, it typically has an oxidation number of -1 when it forms compounds.
The oxidation state (or number) is zero. This is true for any element in any of its allotropic elemental forms.