Answer to Question #330849 in General Chemistry for gel

Question

The following practice problems are prepared for you to polish and enrich your understanding in determining the oxidizing state of elements and further widen your understanding about the differences between an oxidizing agent and a reducing agent.

Assign oxidation state to the underlined element.

1) Cl₂

2) SO₂

3) K₂0₂

4) Cr₂07-²

5) Na₂O₂

6) Na₂S₂O3

7) NaN3

8) CH4

9) Fe₂O3

10) MnO₂

Answer 1

1) Cl₂⁰

2) S⁺⁴O^-2₂

3) K⁺¹₂O^-1₂

4) Cr⁺⁶₂O₇^2-

5) Na⁺¹₂O^-1₂

6) Na⁺¹₂S⁺⁶S^-2O^-2₃

7) Na⁺¹N^-1₃

8) C^-4H⁺¹₄

9) Fe⁺³₂O^-2₃

10) Mn⁺⁴O^-2₂