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  4. The oxidation states of iodine in HIO4,H3IO5 and H5IO6 are respectively:

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Q. The oxidation states of iodine in $ HI{{O}_{4}},{{H}_{3}}I{{O}_{5}} $ and $ {{H}_{5}}I{{O}_{6}} $ are respectively:

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Solution:

Oxidation state of $ I $ in $ HI{{O}_{4}} $ is +7 as: $ 1+x+4(-2)=0 $ $ x=+7 $ Oxidation state of $ I $ in $ {{H}_{3}}I{{O}_{5}} $ is +7 as. $ 3+x+5(-2)=0 $ $ x=+7 $ Oxidation state of $ I $ in $ {{H}_{2}}I{{O}_{6}} $ is +7 as $ 5+x+6\,(-2)=0 $ $ x=+7 $