Question

oxidation number of hcooh

Answer 1

hello ji..

u mean oxidation number of hydrogen na?

In HCOOH, one of the two terminal H is liked with oxygen and oxygen being more electonegative displaces the hydrogen electro towards itself. Similarly the other hydrogen is linked with C and C being more electonegative pulls the hydrogen electron towards itself. Therefore both the H atoms have oxidation number of +1

Oxidation state of carbon is +2