Why is the oxidation number on chlorine ion +5 in KClO3 although it is clearly mentioned that oxidation number on halogens is -1 ? please explain in detail
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There is always a misconception between valency and oxidation state. -1 for halogens is valency and valency is always a fixed number while oxidation numbers may vary from compound to compound.. in KClO3 oxidation number of potassium(k) is +1 whereas each individual oxygen atom's is -2 since there are 3 oxygen atoms overall it becomes -6
Since the compound is a stable one the charge is 0 therefore
1+ oxidation number of chlorine +(-6)=0
Therefore oxidation number is 5..
Since the compound is a stable one the charge is 0 therefore
1+ oxidation number of chlorine +(-6)=0
Therefore oxidation number is 5..
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