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Find out the oxidation state of sodium in `Na_(2)O_(2)`.

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Let x is the oxidation state of sodium. Since `Na_2O_2` contains a peroxide linkage in which oxygen has oxidation state of -1,
`{:(x,-1),(Na_2,O_2),(2x+2(-1)=0, or x= +1):}`
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