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These are the rules of assigning oxidation numbers in compounds (in order of priority):
1. All group 1 metals have an ON of +1
2. Group 2 metals have an ON +2
3. Al is in group 3 and so has an ON of +3
4. O has an ON of -2 (except in peroxides where it is -1)
5. H has an ON of +1 (except in metal hydrides where it is -1)
6. F has an ON of -1
7. Cl has an ON of -1 except in compounds with O and F
Therefore, to assign C a oxidation number you have to work out the rest first as all the oxidation numbers in the compound have to make 0.
Mg has a ON of +2. (rule 2)
O has an ON of -2 (rule 4) but there are 3 O's and so you have to do 3x-2 = -6
Therefore, you have -6 (O) + 2 (Mg) = -4
Therefore, the ON of C must be +4 to make it equal to 0.
Oxidation numbers of the individual elements:
Mg C O3
+2 +4 -2
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WHAT IS OXIDATION NUMBER OF MGCO3?
Magnesium and carbonate are divalent.
What is the oxidation number for carbonate and barium?
Barium Carbonate is BaCO3 and the oxidation numbers are +2 for barium, +4 for carbon and -2 for each oxygen.
In the compound MgO magnesium has an oxidation number of .?
+2
What is the oxidation number in carbon and sulfur in CO?
The oxidation number is + for C and -2 for O.
Calculate the number of molecules in 1.56 mole of magnesium carbonate?
The answer is 9,3945.1023 molecules.
WHAT IS OXIDATION NUMBER OF MGCO3?
Magnesium and carbonate are divalent.
What is the oxidation number of carbon in Hydrogen carbonate?
+4 for carbon
What is the oxidation number in Carbonate?
Carbonate is CO32- ion and the oxidation numbers are +4 for carbon and -2 for each oxygen.
What is the oxidation number of carbon in carbonic acid?
I believe K2CO3.
What is the oxidation number for carbonate and barium?
Barium Carbonate is BaCO3 and the oxidation numbers are +2 for barium, +4 for carbon and -2 for each oxygen.
What is the oxidation number of magnesium carbonate?
+2 for Mg, +4 for C, -2 for each O in MgCO3
What is the oxidation number of carbon in carbonate?
Carbon has an oxidation number of +4 in both carbonate and bicarbonate. Oxygen as usual has an oxidation number of -2, and hydrogen has an oxidation number of +1. Therefore, the ion CO3-2 has six negative charges from oxygen partly balanced by four positive changes from carbon for a net of -2, and HCO3-1 has six negative charges from oxygen partly balanced by one positive from hydrogen and needs for plus four from carbon for an overall value of -1.
What is the simple oxidation number for magnesium?
Magnesium is in the group 2. 0 is the lowest oxidation number for it.
What is the number of electrons and oxidation number of magnesium?
Singl atom has 12 electrons. Oxidation number of it is +2.
What is the oxidation number of carbon in strontium carbonate?
In the carbonate CO32- the sum of the oxidation numbers is the ionic charge (true for all poyatomic ions) O is assigned -2 so C has +4. (maths 4 +(-6) = -2)
What is the maximum oxidation number of magnesium?
The oxidation number of magnesium is +2. Any other for this element would be energetically unfavorable and unstable.
Why there is a plus 2 in oxidation number in carbon?
Carbon has +2 oxidation number in Carbon monoxide. It gets this oxidation number when it loses or shares two electrons.
