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4 years ago

What does the oxidation number tell you about an atom

Chemistry

1 answer:

Nezavi [6.7K]4 years ago

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Explanation:

An oxidation number is a number that is assigned to an atom in a substance. The oxidation number could be positive, negative, or zero, and it indicates if electrons are lost or gained. In other words, the oxidation number is a number that helps us keep track of electrons in an atom.

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B) For 0.67 hours current of 5.79 A must to be applied to plate out 8.70 g of tin.

Explanation:

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$C=I\times t$

where,

C = Charge

I = Current in time t (seconds)

To calculate the moles of electrons, we use the equation:

$\text{Moles of electrons}=\frac{C}{F}$

where,

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B) The equation for the deposition of Sn(s) from Sn(II) solution follows:

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