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Which of the following is not a rule for calculating oxidation number?
Q. Which of the following is not a rule for calculating oxidation number?
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A
For ions, oxidation number is equal to the charge on the ion.
9%
B
The oxidation number of oxygen is -2 in all of its compounds.
66%
C
The oxidation number of fluorine is -1 in all of its compounds.
11%
D
Oxidation number of hydrogen is +1 except in binary hydrides of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals where it is - 1.
14%
Solution:
Oxidation number of oxygen is
−
2
in most of its compounds. The exceptions are
−
1
in peroxides and
−
1/2
in superoxides,
+
2 in
O
F
2
and
+
1
in
O
2
F
2
.