Oxidation Numbers

The oxidation number of Mn in KMnO4 is +7. This can be determined by assigning the known oxidation numbers of potassium (+1) and oxygen (-2) and solving for the unknown oxidation number of manganese.

In hydrazine (N2H4), the oxidation number of N is -2 because hydrogen (H) is more electronegative than nitrogen (N), so each hydrogen contributes +1 to the overall charge of the molecule. Since hydrazine is a neutral molecule, the two nitrogen atoms must have an oxidation number of -2 each to balance the charges.

Argon's valence number is 8, it has 18 electrons, and its oxidation number is 0 because it doesn't react.

The oxidation number of manganese in MnO4^2- is +7. This is because the oxidation number of oxygen is -2, and the overall charge of the ion is -2, so the oxidation number of manganese can be calculated as +7 to balance the charges.

The oxidation number of calcium in the compound CaOCl2 is +2. In compounds, the sum of the oxidation numbers must equal zero, and since oxygen has an oxidation number of -2 and chlorine has an oxidation number of -1, the calcium ion must have an oxidation number of +2 to balance the charges.

Reductant Iodide (I-) can be oxidised to other (more postive) oxidation numders by loosing electrons to the oxidant. Depending on the oxidant's strength this can change to the following numbers:

0 (zero) in I2 , and +1, +2, +3, +4 (in hypoiodite IO-, iodite IO2-, iodate IO3-, periodate IO4- respectively)

2

2 -, to be exact.

In a peroxide compound, such as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), oxygen has an oxidation number of -1. This is because the overall charge of the peroxide ion is -2, and since there are two oxygen atoms, each must have an oxidation number of -1 to balance the charge.

The oxidation number of calcium is typically +2 in compounds. This is because calcium tends to lose two electrons from its outer shell to achieve a stable electron configuration.

Minus one for hydroxyl ( -OH) groups, minus two for oxo ( =O) groups.

The oxidation number of chromium in Cr2O7 is +7. The oxidation number of oxygen is -2, so 7 O atoms times -2 = -14. In order to balance the -14 on the oxygen atom, each chromium atom must have an oxidation number of +7, because 2 Cr atoms times +7 equals +14.

The oxidation number of Cr in K2Cr2O4 is +6. This is because each oxygen atom contributes an oxidation number of -2, and each potassium atom contributes an oxidation number of +1, resulting in a total charge of 0 for the compound.

At a very simplistic level.

Take iron chloride

When it is FeCl2 , then iron is in oxidation state '2'

When it is FeCl3 ; then iron is oxidation state '3'.

However, for more complex molecules like potassium permanganate. The formula is KMnO4 . What is the oxidation state of the manganese (Mn)

First of all the'K' is in oxidation state of '1' because it is a Group '1' metal .#So the manganate ion is MnO4^-

As a standard , use oxygen at '-2'

Since we have 4 x oxygen the oxygen moiety is 4 X -2 = -8

We note that the ionic charge is '-1'

So creating a sum

-8 + Mn = -1

We have

Mn = 8 - 1 = (+)7

So the manganese is in oxidation state '7'

Oxidation number is the number of electrons in the pouter energy shell involved in the bonding process. Not all electrons in the outer energy shell are involved in the bonding process. e.g. Water has two lone pairs (4 electrons) , in the outer energy shell, not involved with bonding with the hydrogen atoms.

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The oxidation number of carbon in carbon dioxide (CO2) is +4. This is because oxygen typically has an oxidation number of -2, and since there are two oxygen atoms bonded to the carbon atom in CO2, the carbon atom must have an oxidation number of +4 to balance the charge.

Since the SO4-2 ions have two negative charges and oxygen atoms in almost all compounds have two negative charges each, the sulfur atoms have an oxidation number of -2 -4(-2) = +6.

Oxidation numbers are an invention of chemists; they are simply an accounting scheme that helps chemists to keep track of things in a redox reaction.

There are several different ways to assign oxidation numbers in ozone.

The only fixed point that all would agree on is that the sum of oxidation numbers on the three atoms must come to zero.

Argument 1: All 3 atoms are oxygen, so they all have the same electronegativity, so the oxidation numbers must be 0,0, and 0

Argument 2: When writing the formula of ozone and trying to obey the rules of valence, you have to use formal charge. The formula could be written

O=O(+)-O(-)

In this case the oxidation numbers must be assigned as 0,+1, and -1

Argument 3: The formulation of argument 2 is correct BUT both "end" oxygen atoms are in symmetrically identical environments, and the formula written above is just one of two resonance structures. The symmetry of the molecule must be recognised, and so the oxidation numbers are -1/2 , +1, and -1/2

You can find professional chemists who will argue quite strongly for any one of these three assignments. None of them is really "right" or "wrong". It is all a matter of how you want to do your accounting. (But just sit back and nod wisely if you find a chemist who is arguing passionately for a particular assignment).

The most common oxidation number is +II.

The charge and number for cobalt is +2.

The oxidation number of nitrogen in NH4+ is -3. The overall molecule h2n-coonh4 is neutral, so the total sum of oxidation numbers will be zero. Therefore, the oxidation number of nitrogen in this molecule is -3.

The oxidation number of vanadium in VOCl3 is +5. Oxygen typically has an oxidation number of -2, so the oxidation number of chlorine in VOCl3 must be +5 to balance out the overall charge of the compound.

1. Elements on their own have an oxidation # equal to 0.

(ex. in the chem equation Ca + 2AgCl --> CaCl2 +2Ag, Ca and 2Ag would have oxidation #s equal to 0.)

2. Ions in ionic compounds have an oxidation # equal to their charge.

(ex. in the chem equation Ca + 2AgCl --> CaCl2 +2Ag, 2AgCl = Ag+1 and Cl-1, and CaCl2 = Ca+2 and Cl2-1.)

The oxidation number of Pb in PbH4 is +2. This is because the oxidation number of hydrogen is +1, and since the sum of the oxidation numbers in a neutral compound is zero, the oxidation number of Pb must be +2 to balance the charges.

Magnesium forms cations with a charge of +2, and oxygen in oxyacids is assigned a formal charge or oxidation state of -2. There are four oxygen atoms in each sulfate ion, so that the total charge from oxygen is -8. This means that the oxidation number of sulfur must be +6, so that the total charges will sum to zero, as required for a compound.

In H2C2O4, oxidations states are +3 for Mn in Mn2O7, +2 for Hg in Hg2Cl2, and +5 for I in IF5.

Fluorine is the most electronegative element, meaning it has a strong tendency to attract electrons. In chemical compounds, fluorine tends to gain one electron to achieve a stable electron configuration, resulting in an oxidation number of -1. This unique oxidation number is a result of fluorine's high electronegativity and its preference for a full valence shell.