Oxidation Number

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Oxidation Number: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Oxidation Number, Stock Notation for Oxidation Number, Rules for Calculating Oxidation Number, Oxidation Number in Native State, and Oxidation Number of H-atom in compounds.

Important Questions on Oxidation Number

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The equivalent weight of  Na2S2O3.5H2O and KBrO3 in the following reactions would be:

 (i)    2S2O32+I2S4O62+2I(ii)  BrO3+6H++6eBr+3H2O

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The oxidation state of Cr in   [Cr ( NH 3 ) 4 Cl 2 ] +  is

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The reactivity of the following compounds toward water is in the order

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What is the similarities and the difference between the oxidation number and oxidation state.

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Calculate the oxidation state of the alkaline earth metal in the compound Ca(OH)2.

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What is the oxidation state of the alkaline earth metal in the compound MgO?

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The equivalent weight of Fe in Fe2O3 is (Atomic mass of Fe=56 g mol-1 )

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CrO5 has a structure as shown below:

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The oxidation number of chromium in the above compound is 

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Which of the following oxidation states is/are shown by hydrogen?

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One mole of hydrazine N2H4 loses 10 moles of electrons in a reaction to form a new compound X. Assuming that all the nitrogen atoms in hydrazine appear in the new compound, what is the oxidation state of nitrogen in X ? (Note There is no change in the oxidation state of hydrogen in the reaction)

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Which of the following oxidation states is/are shown by hydrogen?

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What is the oxidation state of I in INO3?

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What is the oxidation number of copper in brass?

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The oxidation state of nitrogen in dinitrogen trioxide is:

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The heating of NH42Cr2O7 produces another chromium compound along with N2 gas. The change of the oxidation state of Cr in the reaction is

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The formal oxidation numbers of Cr and Cl in the ions Cr2O72- and ClO3-, respectively are

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How many of the following species have formal oxidation state of N or P as '+5'

N2O5, NO3-, NO2-, PO43-, P4O6, P4O10, H3PO3

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The oxidation number of an element in a compound is evaluated on the basis of certain rules. Which of the following rules is not correct?

A. The oxidation number of hydrogen is always +1.

B. The algebraic sum of all the oxidation numbers of all elements in a compound is zero.

C. An element in the free or the uncombined state bears the oxidation number zero.

D. In all its compounds, the oxidation number of fluorine is -1.

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How much charge is required for the oxidation of 1 mole of S2O3-2 to S4O6-2?

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How many moles of KMnO4 are reduced by 1 mole of ferrous oxalate in acidic medium:-