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3 years ago

What determines the most likely oxidation state of an element?

Chemistry

2 answers:

Salsk061 [2.6K]3 years ago

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C. The number of electrons the element needs to lose or gain to have a full valence shell

jekas [21]3 years ago

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Answer: The correct answer is Option C.

Explanation:

Oxidation state is defined as the number which is given to an atom when it looses or gains electron. It is written as a superscript.

When an atom looses electron, it will attain a positive oxidation state and when an atom gains electron, it will attain a negative oxidation state.

An atom looses or gains electron to attain stability and to fill their valence shell.

For Example:

Oxygen atom will gain 2 electrons and will form $O^{2-}$ ion having oxidation state of -2.
Sodium atom will loose 1 electron and form $Na^+$ ion having oxidation state of +1.

Thus, the correct answer is Option C.

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Answer:

Ionic equation:

Na⁺(aq) + OH⁻(aq) + H⁺(aq) + Cl⁻(aq) → H₂O(l) + Na⁺(aq) + Cl⁻ (aq)

Explanation:

Chemical equation:

NaOH(aq) + HCl(aq) → H₂O(l) + NaCl (aq)

Balanced chemical equation:

NaOH(aq) + HCl(aq) → H₂O(l) + NaCl (aq)

Ionic equation:

Na⁺(aq) + OH⁻(aq) + H⁺(aq) + Cl⁻(aq) → H₂O(l) + Na⁺(aq) + Cl⁻ (aq)

Net ionic equation:

OH⁻(aq) + H⁺(aq) → H₂O(l)

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Spectator ions:

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2 years ago

The density of a 45.0 mass % solution of ethanol (C2H5OH) in water is 0.873 g/mL. What is the molarity of the solution?

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Answer : The concentration of solution is, 8.53 M.

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As we are given, 45.0 mass % solution of ethanol in water that means 45.0 g of ethanol present in 100 g of solution.

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$\text{Volume of solution}=\frac{\text{Mass of solution}}{\text{Density of solution}}$

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Formula used :

$\text{Molarity}=\frac{\text{Mass of }C_2H_5OH\times 1000}{\text{Molar mass of }C_2H_5OH\times \text{Volume of solution (in mL)}}$

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