A polar molecule is when the arrangement of the atoms in molecules are unequal, so one end of the molecule has a positive charge, and the other end has a negative charge.
Answer:
oxygen is reduced to form water.
Explanation:
Cellular respiration
It is the set of reactions in which the ac. Pyruvic produced by glycolysis is split into CO2 and H2O and 36 ATP are produced. In eukaryotic cells breathing is performed in the mitochondria. It occurs in two stages:
- PIRUVATE OXIDATION
- AC CYCLE TRICARBOXYL
The "problem" with fermentation is that, by using organic molecules as terminal electron acceptors and having to dispose of the resulting product (lactic acid / ethanol) as waste, the potential energy of these compounds is lost.
The alternative solution is to use some non-organic molecule that can accept electrons and thus become a reduced molecule. Oxygen is perfect for this, because after receiving the electrons it combines with two protons, thus becoming the perfect liquid residue for the environment: H2O.
used in the manufacturing of glass, detergents chemicals and other industrial products.
Answer:
+2
Explanation:
If a compound 
existed, we would identify the oxidation state of sulfur using the following logic:
- oxygen is more electronegative than sulfur, so it's more electron-withdrawing and it should have a negative oxidation state producing a positive oxidation state for sulfur;
- oxygen typically has an oxidation state of -2;
- we may then apply the fact that SO is expected to be a molecule with a net charge of 0;
- if the net charge is 0 and the oxidation state of oxygen is -2, we may set the oxidation state of S to x;
- write the equation for the net charge of 0 by adding all individual charges of the two atoms:
; - hence, x = 2.
That said, in this hypothetical compound S would have an oxidation state of +2.
