Question

oxidation state of HOClO(HOCl2)

Answer 1

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The oxidation number of H = +1. There is one H atom: (1)(+1) = +1 The oxidation number of O is -2. There are four O atoms here: (4)(-2) = -8 Therefore, the oxidation state of Cl is +7. NOTE: The maximum positive oxidation number for chlorine is +7, the same as its group number (VII).

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The oxidation state of H is always +1 except in metal hydrides where it is -1.

The oxidation state of O is always -2 except when in peroxides and F2O.
Since there are 2 O, the total oxidation states for O is 2 x (-2) = -4.

The overall charge for HClO2 is 0. Therefore, the total sum of all the oxidation states is equal to 0. Hence,
(+1) + (Cl) + (-4) = 0
(Cl) + (-3) = 0
(Cl) = +3

So, the answer is A. The oxidation number of chlorine in HClO2 is 3.

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