Matias, Jieraelld DJ.

August 18, 2022

BSES – 2B Analytical Chemistry

UNIT 1 ACTIVITY 2: OXIDATION NUMBERS

1. Give the oxidation numbers of all the elements in the following molecules and ions:
A.
SO S= +2 O= -2
SO2 S= +4 O= -2
SO3 S= +6 O= -2
SO32- S= +4 O= -2
SO42- S= +6 O= -2
B.
ClO2 Cl= +4 O= -2
ClO- Cl= +1 O= -2
ClO2- Cl= +3 O= -2
ClO3- Cl= +5 O= -2
ClO4- Cl= +7 O= -2
C.
N2O N= +1 O= -2
NO N= +2 O= -2
NO2 N= +4 O= -2
N2O4 N= +4 O= -2
N2O5 N= +5 O= -2
NO2- N= +3 O= -2
NO3- N= +5 O= -2
2. Indicate the oxidation number of phosphorus in each of the following compounds:
a. HPO3 P= +5
b. H3PO2 P= +1
c. H3PO3 P= +3
d. H3PO4 P= +5
e. H4P2O7 P= +5
f. H5P3O10 P= +5

3. Give oxidation numbers for the underlined atoms in these molecules and ions:
a. Cs2O Cs= +1
b. PtCl62- Pt= +4
c. CaI2 Ca= +2
d. SnF2 Sn= +2
e. Al2O3 Al= +3
f. ClF3 Cl= +3
g. H2AsO3 As= +8
h. SbF6 Sb= +6
i. TiO2 Ti= +2
j. P4 P= 0
k. MoO42- Mo= +6
l. MnO4 Mn= +8
m. PtCl42- Pt= +2
n. O2 O= 0
o. O3 O= 0