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Which oxygen ion is present in a superoxide?
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A superoxide contains the superoxide ion, which is represented by the chemical formula .123
In this ion, the oxygen atoms possess oxygen-oxygen covalent bonds and carry a total charge of . This distinguishes them from peroxide ions (), which have one additional negative charge, and oxide ions (). In these compounds, the oxygen atoms have an oxidation number of .432