Question

In each of the following substances nah, h2, and h2s, hydrogen is assigned an oxidation number of +1. is this correct? explain your reasoning

Answer 1

No It is not correct.

Correct oxidation number of hydrogen in  NaH,H2 and H2S are:

• Let x be the Oxidation state of ’H’  by oxidation state rule.

        x+1 =0 (Sodium has +1 Oxidation state )

        x=−1

        Therefore, -1 is oxidation number of Hydrogen in NaH.

• The oxidation number of an element's atom in its standard state is zero. As a result, the oxidation number for H2 is zero.

• The hydrogen oxidation number in H2 is +1. As a result, that hydrogen atom can be reduced to lower oxidation states of hydrogen, such as 0 and -1. However, because +1 is the highest oxidation state of hydrogen, the hydrogen atom cannot be reduced any further.

What is oxidation number?

In simple terms, the oxidation number is the number assigned to elements in a chemical combination. The oxidation number is the number of electrons that atoms in a molecule can share, lose, or gain when forming chemical bonds with atoms of a different element.

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