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Grade 12Botany

Oxidation number of iodine in IO3,IO4,KI and I2 respectively are____________.
A
1,1,0,+1
B
+3,+5,+7,0
C
+5,+7,1,0
D
1,5,1,0
E
2,5,1,0

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5 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Rituraj Tiwari
5 Years ago
Oxidation number of oxygen is−2andKis+1.InIO3−​,oxidation number of iodine is(x+3(−2)=−1,x=+5)+5.
InIO4−​,oxidation number of iodine is(x+4(−2)=−1,x=+7)+7.
InKI,oxidation number of iodine is(1+x=0,x=−1)−1.
InI2​,oxidation number of iodine is0.