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What is the sum of the oxidation numbers in a neutral compound equal to?
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What is the sum of all oxidation numbers in any compound?
The oxidation number of oxygen in most compounds is -2.
What is the oxidation number of ZnCl?
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.
What is the oxidation number for BaF2?
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.
What is the algebraic sum of the oxidation numbers of the atoms in the formula of a polyatomic ion?
In any neutral compound, this number must be zero.
What is the oxidation of oxygen in ocl- compound?
The oxidation number of Oxygen in an OCL compound is always -2. The CL is equal to +1.
What is the sum of all oxidation numbers in any compound?
The oxidation number of oxygen in most compounds is -2.
What is the oxidation number of ZnCl?
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.
What is the oxidation number for BaF2?
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.
Which compound represents the compound aluminum iodide?
AlI3 The algebraic sum of the oxidation numbers of the combining atoms must equal zero. The oxidation state of Al3+ is balanced by three ions of iodine (I-).
What is the algebraic sum of the oxidation numbers of the atoms in the formula of a polyatomic ion?
In any neutral compound, this number must be zero.
What is the oxidation of oxygen in ocl- compound?
The oxidation number of Oxygen in an OCL compound is always -2. The CL is equal to +1.
What is the oxidation number of C in CH3COOH?
Assuming you mean what is the oxidation number of each atom in the compound C3H8O? Oxidation rules state the the sum of all oxidation numbers in a neutral molecule equals 0. 1. O = -2 2. H = +1 3. C = -2 These numbers are derived from... (-2) + (+1 x 8) + (-2 x 3) = 0
Why must oxidation numbers be assigned to the elements before writing a chemical formula?
The oxidation numbers of the elements in a chemical formula, some of which will be positive and others of which will be negative, when multiplied by the numbers of atoms with each oxidation number, must produce products that add to a net result of zero.
What must the sum of the oxidation number be equal to?
It must be equal to the charge on the compound/ion
What is the formal charge on the sulfur atom in the so3?
SO2 is neutral. Please refer to the oxidation states. Since all oxidation numbers added together in a compound must equal zero. Which means that : S+(-2*2)=0, so S has an oxidation number as +4, in which O2 has an oxidation number of -2*2 = -4. Just find out the oxidation number of the compounds each time through equation and you'll know the charge. Easy.
Is the oxidation number of a compound equal to the number of valence electrons it has?
yes it is
What is the oxidation state of nitrogen in NH2OH?
This answer is -1.To find this answer:Oxygen has an oxidation number of -2.Hydrogen has an oxidation number of +1, and there are 3 of themyou want to get the oxidation numbers to add up to 0, so it would be neutral.-2 + 3(+1) = +1Now, to get this to equal zero, it means that N has to be -1.
