what is the oxidation number of carbon in ch3coch3?
NILADRI
8 Years agoGrade 11
1 Answer
Arun
8 Years ago
In organic chemistry, you know the structure, you do it differently. The oxidation state of all other carbon atoms is chosen to be zero, even if you know it is not. Only the one that`s in interest needs to be calculated. The oxidation state of the central carbon atom is +2.