calculate the oxidation no. of chlorine in chlorate ion.
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In the chlorate ion (ClO3-), the oxidation number of Cl +5, and the oxidation number of O is -2. In a neutral atom or molecule, the sum of the oxidation numbers must be 0. In a polyatomic ion, the sum of the oxidation numbers of all the atoms in the ion must equal the charge on the ion.
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Ans= In the chlorate ion (ClO3-), the oxidation number of Cl +5, and the oxidation number of O is -2. In a neutral atom or molecule, the sum of the oxidation numbers must be 0. In a polyatomic ion, the sum of the oxidation numbers of all the atoms in the ion must equal the charge on the ion.
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