Question

oxidation state of C in H2C2O3 is _______​

Answer 1

Answer:

H2C2O3

• here oxidation no. of O will be -2 as always.
• oxidation no. of H will +1 as it is with non metals.
• as the over all charge of compound is 0.

Hence to calculate the oxidation no. of C, let the oxidation no. of C be x.

2 × ( + 1 ) + 2 × x + 3 × ( − 2 ) = 0

hence we get, x = +2

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