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Whenever the element has multiple oxidation states (charges) that cannot be implied from the element name alone. This mostly applies to the transition metals, including some lanthanides and actinides, with notable exceptions being zinc, silver and cadmium. However, poor metals such as tin, lead and bismuth also require Roman numerals.

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