Why peroxide linkage not possible in nonpolar molecules?
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peroxide linkage is created when a single ... is formed between 2 oxigem atoms within a molecule.
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In peroxides, for example hydrogen peroxide H2O2the oxidation number of oxygen() is -1. H2O2 is hydrogen peroxide. The oxidation state of hydrogen is +1. Since the molecule is neutral, the overall oxidation state must be equal to zero. H2 = +2H2O2 = 2+2x = 0 2x = -2 Therefore, x = -1 and hence the oxidation of oxygen in hydrogen peroxide is -1. While, superoxide is a compound that possesses the superoxide anion with the chemical formula O2−. The systematic name of the anion is dioxide(1−). It is important as the product of the one-electron reduction of dioxygen O2. With one unpaired electron, the superoxide ion is a free radical. In superoxides the overall charge will be -1.So, O2- = (2x) = -1 x = -1/2Hence superoxides are compounds in which the oxidation number of oxygen is −½.