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Consider this reaction and answer the questions:

Upper K upper C l upper O subscript 3 right arrow upper K upper C l plus upper O subscript 2.

What is the oxidation number of chlorine in the reactant state?
What is the oxidation number of oxygen in the reactant state?
What is the oxidation number of potassium in the reactant state?
What is the oxidation number of chlorine in the product state?
What is the oxidation number of oxygen in the product state?
What is the oxidation number of potassium in the product state?


Sagot :

Balanced chemical reaction: 2KClO₃ → 2KCl + 3O₂.

Potassium is metal from first group of Periodic table of elements, it has always oxidation number in compound +1.

Chlorine in the reactant state has oxidation number +5 (+1 + x + 3 · (-2) = 0) and it is reduced to -1 (+1 + x = 0) in the product state.

Oxygen in the reactant state has oxidation number -2 (+1 + 5 + 3 · x = 0) and it is oxidized to 0 (in molecule of oxygen) in the product state.

Answer:

+5

-2

+1

-1

0

+1

Explanation:

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