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                    (g)    Calculate the oxidation number of the first mentioned element in EACH of the following
                           compounds, and explain the variation in these oxidation numbers:

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                           MgCl →   [Al(OH) ]    →   SiF  2–  →PO  3−
                                2             4          6      3















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                    (h)     (i)   Explain the terms ‘atomic radius’ and ‘ionic radius’.

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