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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

in which chemical reaction does the oxidation state of carbon change from -4 to 4?

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6 Years agoGrade 11
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6 Years ago
a very familiar answer of such a  reaction is the complete combustion of methane to form carbon dioxide and water...the oxidation stste of carbon changes from -4 in methane to +4 in carbon dioxide..CH4 +2O2=CO2+2H2O