Answer:
Explanation:
The oxidation number is an integer that represents the number of electrons that an atom receives or makes available to others when it forms a given compound.
The oxidation number is positive if the atom loses electrons, or shares them with an atom that has a tendency to accept them. And it will be negative when the atom gains electrons, or shares them with an atom that has a tendency to give them up.
Chemical compounds are electrically neutral. That is, the charge that all the atoms of a compound contribute must be globally null. That is, when having positive or negative charges in a compound, their sum must be zero.
There are some rules for determining oxidation numbers in compounds. Among them it is possible to mention:
- Hydrogen (H) has an oxidation number +1 with nonmetals and - 1 with metals.
- Oxygen (O) presents the oxidation number -2
- Fluorine F has a unique oxidation state -1
Then:
- NOF: N+(-2)+(-1)=0 → N=3 → oxidation number of nitrogen (N) is +3, oxidation number of oxygen (O) is -2 and oxidation number of fluorine (F) is -1.
- ClF₅: Cl + 5*(-1)=0 → Cl= 5 → oxidation number of chlorine (Cl) is +5 and oxidation number of fluorine (F) is -1.
- H₂SO₃: 2*(+1)+S+3*(-2)=0 → S=4 → oxidation number of hydrogen (H) is +1, oxidation number of oxygen (O) is -2 and oxidation number of sulfur (S) is +4.
Hey there!
I believe the answer is Combination (or Synthesis) Reaction.
The thermochemical equation is the chemical equation including the net change of enthalpy (heat).
The chemical equation for the decomposition of methanol to form methane and oxygen is:
2CH3OH --> 2CH4 + O2
The thermochemical equation is:
2CH3OH ---> 2CH4 + O2 - 252.8 kJ
Note that the heat is placed as negative at the right side because it is absorbed during the decomposition, so the environment will have 252.8 kJ less per each mole of O2 produced.
You can equivalently write:
2CH3OH + 252.8 kJ --> 2CH4 + O2
