oxidation number
- Calculate Oxidation number of Underlined element-
- i) K2CrO4 ii) K2Cr2O7
2(+1)+x+4(-2)=0 2(+1)+2x+7(-2)=0
+2+x–8=0 +2+2x–14 =0
x=+6 2x–12=0
x=+6
O.No. of Cr = +6 O.No. of Cr =+6
iii) H2SO4 iv) MnO2
2(+1)+x+4(-2)=0 x+2(-2)=0
+2+x-8=0 x=+4
x=+6
O.No. of S=+6 O.No. of Mn = +4
- v) C6H12O6 vi) C12H22O11
6x+12(+1)+6(-2)=0 12(x)+22(+1)+11(-2)=0
6x+12-12=0 12x+0=0
x=0 x=0
O.No. of C=0
vii) K4[Fe(CN)6] viii) H2S2O7
4(+1)+x+6(-1)=0 2(+1)+2x+7(-2)=0
+4+x-6=0 +2+2x-14=0
x=+2 x=+6
O.No. of Fe= +2 O.No. of S=+6
- ix) Na2S4O6 x) (Ag(NH3)2)Cl
2(+1)+4x+6(-2)=0 x+2×0+(-1)=0
x=+10/4=+5/2 x=+1
O.No. of S=+5/2 O.No. of Ag= +1
- xi) KClO3 xii) NH4NO3
+1+x+3 (-2)=0 [NH4+) [NO3–]
x-5=0 x+4(+1)=+1 x+3(-2)=-1
x=+5 x+4=+1 x-6=-1
O.No. of Cl = +5 x=-3 x=+5
O.No. of N in O.No. of N
NH4+ is -3 inNO3– is+5
xiii) Na2[Fe(CN)5NO] xiv) Ni(CO)4
2(+1)+x+5(-1)+1=0 x+4(0)=0
+2+x-5+1=0 x=0
x-3+1=0 O.No. of Ni=0
x-2=0
x=+2 Note : oxidation number of Metal in metal
O.No. of Fe = +2 caxbonyl is always zero
Q.2 Calculate oxidation number of underlined element in the Ion
- i) PO43– ii) HSO3–
x+4(-2) = -3 +1+x+3(-2)=-1
x-8 =-3 +1+x-6=-1
x=-3+8 x=+4
x=+5 O.No. of 5 = +4
O.No. of P=+5
iii) PtCl62– iv) PH4+
x+6(-1)=-2 x+4(+1)=+1
x-6=-2 x=-3
x=+4 O.No. of P=-3
O.No. of Pt=+4
- v) S4O6– – vi) P2O74–
4x+6(-2)=-2 2x+7(-2)=-4
4x=-2+12 2x-14=-4
x= +5/2 x=+10/2
O.No. of S= +5/2 = +5
O.No. of P=+5
vii) (Cu(NH3)4)2+ viii) CrO4– –
x+4×0=+2 x+4(-2)=-2
x=+2 x=-2+8
O.No. of Cu=+2 x=+6
O.No. of Cr=+6
- ix) [Fe(H2O)6]3+ x) [CuCl4]2–
x+6×0=+3 x+4(-1)=-2
x=+3 x-4=-2
O.No. of Fe=+3 x=-2+4
x=+2
O.No. of Cu= +2
- xi) [Cu(CN)4]2– xii) NO3–
x+4(-1)=-2 x+3(-2)=-1
x=-2+4 x=+5
x=+2 O.No. of N=+5
O.No. of Cu=+2
Q.3 Calculate Oxidation number of underlined elements
- i) H2O2 ii) H2SO5
2(+1)+2x=0 2(+1)+x+3(-2)+2(-1)=0
x=-1 +2+x-6-2=0
O.No. of O=-1 x=+6
O.No. of S=+6
iii) H2S2O8
2(+1)+2x+6(-2)+2(-1)=0
+2+2x+6(-2)+2(-1)=0
2x-12=0
x=+6
O.No. of S=+6
- iv) CrO5 v) Na2O2
x+4(-1)+1(-2)=0 2(+1)+2x=0
x-4-2=0 2x=-2
x=+6 x=-1
O.No. of Cr= +6 O.No. of O=-1
Q.4 Calculate O.No. of underlined element
- i) N3H ii) KIO3
3x+1=0 +1+x+3(-2)=0
x=-1/3 x-5=0
O.No. of N=-1/3 O.No.of I=+5
iii) NaH2PO4 iv) O3
+1+2(+1)+x+4(-2)=0 O.No. of O in O3=0 (Zero)
+1+2+x-8=0
x-5=0
x=+5
O.No. of P=+5
- v) AlPO4 vi) (NH4)2Cr2O7
3(+1)+x+4(–2)=0 2(+1)+2x+7(-2)=0
+3+x–8=0 +2+2x–14=0
x=+5 x=+6
O.No. of P=+5 O.No. of Cr=+6
vii) K3[Fe(CN)6] viii) H2PtCl6
3(+1)+x+6(-1)=0 2(+1)+x+6(-1)=0
+3+x-6=0 x-4=0
x= +3 x=+4
O.No. of Fe=+3 O.No.of Pt = +4
- ix) N2O5 x) Mn(OH)3
2x+5(-2)=0 x+3(-1)=0
x=+5 x=+3
O.No. of N=+5 O.No. of Mn=+3
- xi) KMnO4 xii) K2MnO4
+1+x+4(-2)=0 2(+1)+x+4(-2)=0
x-7=0 x-6=0
x=+7 x=+6
O.No. of Mn=+7 O.No. of Mn = +6
xiii) Fe2(SO4)3 xiv) Mn2O3
2x+(-2)3=0 2x+3(-2)=0
2x-6=0 2x-6=0
x=+3 x=+3
O.No. of Mn=+3
- Which of the following compounds has maximum Oxidation number of Mn?
KMnO4, K2MnO4 MnO2 Mn2O3
Ans KMnO4 K2MnO4 MnO2
+1+x+4(-2)=0 2(+1)+x+4(-2)=0 x+2(-2)=0
x=+7 x=+6 x=+4
O.No. of Mn=+7 O.No. of Mn=+6 O.No. of Mn=+4
Mn2O3
2x+3(-2)=0
x=+3
O.No. of Mn=+3
KMnO4 has maximum oxidation number of Mn i-e +7