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The sum of oxidation numbers in a neutral compound is always zero. (Note that in order for this to be true, the oxidation number of each type of atom present must by multiplied by the number of such atoms present in the formula unit for the compound before the addition is performed.)
0 because all compounds have an oxidation number of 0. It's the ions (fe S O) that have oxidation numbers, The sum of these oxidation numbers always = 0 in a compound and hence a compound has a oxidation number of 0. :-) hope this helped....
The compound has no charge. This means that the positive oxidation numbers must equal the negative oxidation numbers. Cl has an oxidation number of -1. Therefore, Zn must have an oxidation number of +1.
It depends on the compound. Nitrogen has compounds in which the oxidation numbers range from -3 to +5.
The oxidation number of oxygen in most compounds is -2.
The sum of oxidation numbers in a neutral compound is always zero. (Note that in order for this to be true, the oxidation number of each type of atom present must by multiplied by the number of such atoms present in the formula unit for the compound before the addition is performed.)
0 because all compounds have an oxidation number of 0. It's the ions (fe S O) that have oxidation numbers, The sum of these oxidation numbers always = 0 in a compound and hence a compound has a oxidation number of 0. :-) hope this helped....
The compound has no charge. This means that the positive oxidation numbers must equal the negative oxidation numbers. Cl has an oxidation number of -1. Therefore, Zn must have an oxidation number of +1.
Oxidation Numbers
It depends on the compound. Nitrogen has compounds in which the oxidation numbers range from -3 to +5.
The oxidation number of oxygen in most compounds is -2.
The sum of the oxidation numbers is zero for the compound.
For a neutral atom or compound, the oxidation number is always 0. For an ion, the overall oxidation number is its charge. If you need to find an oxidation number to a particular atom of a compound, there are two ways: working out the Lewis structures or balancing the charges.
The oxidation numbers must add up to zero.
The compound has no charge. This means that the positive oxidation numbers must equal the negative oxidation numbers. 'H' always has an oxidation number of +1. There are three of these atoms in the compound giving +3. To cancel out this positive number, the 'B' must equal -3.
The oxidation number of an atom in a compound depends on what is attached to it.The following are examples of oxidation numbers (ON #)for sulfur :S8 ON # 0H2S ON # -2SO2 ON # +4SO3 ON # +6H2SO4 ON# +6
The oxidation number of H is +1 and the oxidation numbers of each carbon are +3