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  4. In how many of the following, chlorine has positive oxidation number? HCl , Cl 2 O , KCl , HOCl , Cl 2, MgCl 2, ClO 4-, ClO 2.

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Q. In how many of the following, chlorine has positive oxidation number?
$HCl , Cl _{2} O , KCl , HOCl , Cl _{2}, MgCl _{2}, ClO _{4}^{-}, ClO _{2}$.

Redox Reactions

Solution:

Oxidation numbers of $Cl$ in the following compounds are positive.
$Cl _{2} O \Rightarrow+1 ; HOCl \Rightarrow+1$
$ClO _{4}^{-} \Rightarrow+7 ; ClO _{2} \Rightarrow+4$