Q. Oxidation number of carbon in $C H_{2} C l_{2}$ is

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A

$0$

81%

B

$+ 1$

5%

C

$+ 2$

7%

D

$+ 4$

7%

Solution:

$C H_{2} C l_{2} \to x + 2 (+ 1) + 2 (- 1) = 0 \Rightarrow x = 0$