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Q. Oxidation state of chlorine in perchloric acid is

Redox Reactions

Solution:

$H\overset{*}ClO_{4}$
$1 + x - 2 \times 4 = 0.1 + x - 8 = 0$
$x = 8 - 1 = + 7$ oxidation state.