Question: Oxidation number of carbon in CCl4 is :
mayank ranka , 5 Years ago
Grade 12th pass
2 Answers
Rituraj Tiwari
Last Activity: 5 Years ago
Let x be the oxidation state of C in CCl
4
.
Since, the overall charge on the complex is 0, the sum of oxidation states of all elements in it should be equal to 0.
Therefore,
x+4(−1)=0
or, x=+4.
Hence, the oxidation state of C in CCCl4
is +4.
Vikas Amritiya
Last Activity: 5 Years ago
Let x be the oxidation state of C in CCl4. Since, the overall charge on the complex is 0, the sum of oxidation states of all elements in it should be equal to 0. Therefore, x+4(−1)=0 or, x=+4. Hence, the oxidation state of C in CCl4 is +4.
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