Which of the following statements is correct regarding the oxidation number of Oxygen?
I. The oxidation number of Oxygen in most compounds is -2.
II. When Oxygen is bonded to Fluorine in compounds like Oxygen difluoride and Dioxygen diflouride, the Oxygen is assigned an oxidation number of +2 and +2 respectively.
III. In peroxide, an Oxygen atom is assigned an oxidation number of -1 and in Superoxide, each oxygen atom is assigned an oxidation number of -1/2.
1
I only
2
II only
3
I and III only
4
I, II, and III