Oxidation Number

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Oxidation Number: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Oxidation Number, Difference between Oxidation Number and Valency, Difference between Oxidation Number and Oxidation State, Paradox of Fractional Oxidation Number and, Rules for Calculating Oxidation Number

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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Oxidation number of iodine varies from

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What is the net charge on ferrous ion?                      

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In which of the following compounds does chlorine have the highest oxidation number?

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In which of the following compounds, is carbon in its lowest oxidation state?

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The oxidation number of sulphur in S2O72- 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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The sum of oxidation number of all the atoms in S2O32- ion is

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The oxidation states of S in H2 S2O7 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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Oxidation number of N in N2O is :