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Q. In case of $CH _{3} COOH$, the oxidation number of carbon of carboxylic group is.

Redox Reactions

Solution:

$H - \underset{\overset{|}{H}}{\overset{\underset{|}{H}}{C^{0}}}-\overset{\underset{||}{O^{-2}}}{C}- \underset{-1}{O} - H$
$\therefore x + 0 - 2 - 1 = 0$
$\Rightarrow x = +3$