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Volgvan
3 years ago
15

Calculate the oxidation numbers of the elements in this equation 2 Al2O3 → 4 Al + 3 O2

Chemistry
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riadik2000 [5.3K]3 years ago
5 0

Explanation:

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The rule used here is that the algebraic sum of the oxidation numbers of all the atoms a molecule is zero.

Al2O32× ( oxidation number of Al)+3× ( Oxidation number of O )  = 0

2× ( Oxidation number of Al) +3(−2)=0

2× ( oxidation number of Al) +6

∴ Oxidation number of Al =+3

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