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Grade 12th passPhysical Chemistry

Question: Oxidation number of carbon in CCl4
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Profile image of mayank ranka
5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Rituraj Tiwari
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.
Profile image of Vikas Amritiya
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.