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How to understand whether in a compound containing more than 3 element oxygen is in -2 or -1 oxidation state?

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Assign all other elements their regular oxidation state and assume the oxidation state of oxygen to be x, apply the equation of charge balance and find the value of x which will be oxidation state of oxygen 

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