Question

What is the oxidation number of all carbon atom in benzaldehyde

Answer 1

Answer:

ɪᴛ ɪs -4. ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ғɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ᴀᴛᴏᴍs ᴏғ ᴄ6ʜ5 ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ʙᴏɴᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʜʏᴅʀᴏɢᴇɴ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ (ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ʙᴏɴᴅs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀᴅᴊᴀᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ᴀᴛᴏᴍs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɴɢ) ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ -1 ᴏxɪᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ, sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ ɪs ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʜʏᴅʀᴏɢᴇɴ.

Answer 2

Answer:

-4

In benzaldehyde all carbon atoms show -4 oxidation state.