what is the oxidation number of MnO-4 why it couldn’t be 4 of 7
charan teja
10 Years agoGrade 11
1 Answer
Ashutosh Mohan Sharma
10 Years ago
We know that contribution of O is -2. Let oxidation number of Mn be X therefore X – 4*2 = -1 on solving this we get X = +7 Hence oxidation number of Mn is +7 in the given compound