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H2SO4 is a compound and as such does not have an oxidation number. The individual atoms in this compound have oxidation number +1 for each hydrogen atom, +6 for sulfur, and -2 for each oxygen atom.
Oxidation number is the charge per atom in a compound. Cl2= 2- (Cl= 1-) Cu would have to be 2+ to balance the compound, because there is only one copper atom.
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 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.)
For example the atomic number of oxygen is 8.
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.
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.
H2SO4 is a compound and as such does not have an oxidation number. The individual atoms in this compound have oxidation number +1 for each hydrogen atom, +6 for sulfur, and -2 for each oxygen atom.
Oxidation Numbers
Oxidation number is the charge per atom in a compound. Cl2= 2- (Cl= 1-) Cu would have to be 2+ to balance the compound, because there is only one copper atom.
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
In chemistry, the oxidation state is a number assigned to an element as an indicator of the degree of oxidation of an atom in a chemical compound."The charge an element would have if it were an ion "Oxidation state is the same as the oxidation number. It is an indicator of the degree of oxidation of an atom in a chemical compound.
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.)
For example the atomic number of oxygen is 8.
The oxidation number of an atom describes the number of electrons that an element has partially/entirely accepted/donated. A neutral atom has oxidation number of 0. When forming an ion, the overall oxidation number is equivalent to its charge.
Oxidation numbers are a characteristic of individual atoms within a molecule, not of the molecule itself. In fluoromethane, the compound given by formula in the problem statement, carbon is assigned an oxidation number of +4 and each hydrogen or fluorine atom is assigned an oxidation number of -1. Note, however, that the compound is covalently bonded, so that these oxidization numbers do not represent complete transfer of electrons from the carbon atom to the other atoms.
Oxidation number is the charge per atom in a compound. Cl2= 2- (Cl= 1-) Cu would have to be 2+ to balance the compound, because there is only one copper atom.