Oxidation Number

(Redor Reaction)
stoichiometry -
I

Date - 01 108)2023
 Oxidation Number
oxidation state

It is real or
imaginary charge present on an atom

in a molecule or ion.

In ionic compound:Real change

NaCI c1 + +
e.g. Na-+ 1

2 C) -- 2
M90 My -
+

MgCl2 Mg -> 2
+
C1 --1

AlC'3 A) - + 3c1- - 1
 covalent molecule. charge
In
Imaginary
H20 H - +1 0 -- 2

HC1 1 <1- -1
H -
+

COL c ++ 4 0--2

CH4 2- - 4
e 1
↓ +

atom:
steps to determine o.N. of an

Step1. Value of
O.N. can be tre,-ve, o, integer or

traction. atoms
all the presentin a

1.
Step Algebrissum is same as charge pretent
on it.
e.g. HNO3 0.N. g 4 + 0.N. G N+0.N.80x3 =
0

0
H2SO4 ->0.N.q4X2 +0.N.g S +O.N. A0X4 =

Or->0.N.q0 0.N.q4=-1 +

3
0.N.G0X4=-3
-

P0p 0.N.GP +

SO
- 0.N.qS +
0.N.90x4:-2
x4 = +1
MHyt ->
0.N.g
N +0.N.q4
t

1502 +
0.N.qHX5 0-N.q0X2=
+
+1

St. Any elementin free

state is assigned an

oxidation number of zero. For example: 0.5.9

H, P, S, O, Fe and Br in H2, PK, Ss, O2, Fe and Bre is
 equal to 0.
O.N. in
IV. 0.N.
Step shows
ofs-block fixed any
molecule or ion.
1
Rb,(S
o Li, Na, K,
+

0.N.
=

Ba
=
+ 2
0.N. of Be, Mg, Ca, Sr,
and 0.
shows +1,-1
0.N.g
Stebl. A
E.N. elements
when form bond with
more
1
+

11 HC1, HNUs, H20, N43, N2H4,

HBV ete

1
I
- 1 when form bond less E.N.
with elements
Nat, Lift, Catt etc

0 when form the

SH.O.N. 8 p-blockelements
shows variable 0.N.
and F.
except Al

element lies between no. of

0.N. o b-block
outermostorbittos
electron present in

it.
lesser than
t
i.e. in Boron family B, Al, G9, In,
->

+3 MinB 0.N. +3-8=-5

Max 0.N.
=

moststable 0.N.=+3
and
Pb
C, Si, Ge, Sn,
in carbon
family -

4-8 4
Max 0.N.= 4 Min* 0.N. = -
= +

and stable
most 0.N.=
4
in Nitrogen family N, P,
=>
As, b, Bi
+ 5 8=-3
5 Min* 0.N. = =

Max 0.N. =
+

and moststable 0.N.= +5

element of 5th period and
effect,
Dust inet pain
6th period B-family, e-family and N-family
of
shows stable 0.2.2 the
lesser than expected
value.
0,5, Se, Ye, Po
oxygen family:
in
Min* 0.N.= +
6- 8:-2
6
Max 0.N.
= +

and most stable 0.N.=-2

Br, I. At
Halogen
in family:
F, C1,
Min* 0.N.=+7-8:-1
Max 0.N. = +2
 and moststable 0.N.=-1
Ru
Noble family: He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe,
in gas
MinM 0.N. = 8-8:6
+

Max* 0.N.= +8
moststable 0.N.= 0
and
in
In
#

p-blockelement, Al GFshows fixed on

any
molecule/ion.
F 1
Al 3,
-
-> +
=

E.N. element
due to
most

F2, 0.n.g
in
F 0)
=

(but
II. In case of d-block elements, max 0.1.g
elementissame as sun of e in s-subshell of outer
 most orbit and unpained e in d-rubshell-
no.
I
#Usually 0.1. of metal the
is butin
some compound
it may be re or 0.

Determine o.N. underlined element:

of
b) NaOH C) N922
a) 2
+

e) K2 6) K&3
d) H202
operoxide. o2 superonide
(Note:o oxide,
->

-> ozonide)
0 i.) HC
g) _02 F2 h) F20

j.) 2 k) KCO e) k102

m) KC103 n) K2104 0) kBIOS
p) IHs 9) I214
2) NgH
-

5) IL t( NO
u) NO

v) I20s WI NO2 x) N204

n

N205
4)
z) H103 aa, HNOL
ab) Oz ac) Ang+ ad) NO,
al) I44 N03 at)1H3 ag) P203
an) 1215 ai) H304 aj.) H3PO3
ak) NaHz? 04 al) NazHP04 am) H2O2
an) Na2S203 all Na25406 ap)kMnO4 -

09.) K2 20K
ar) 12203 as) L10- atl C14
an) H2 an H2SO3 aw) -O,2-
ax.) H2?04 ay) NaUS04 92) O42-
bal Fe bb) Fe?2 b) 2032-
bd) SqOg be) Br,OS bt)2302

(Note:1302-> carbon suboxide, s20g+thiosulphate,

spo-tetrathionate ion. BrzOge
tribromooctaoxide
Marshal's Acid)
H250secaro's acid, 02S208 -

bi) GO5
bh) H2 2 08
bg) 42505
bj) EeO bK) Fe2O3
bl)
Ee,04
bm)1b0 bu) 1bO2 bo) (b304 bp)SnC2
ba) k4P207 br) (rOaCI2 bs) CaO42
bt) ca(C102) bu) 2022 bV)
Eeo.asO
(Co((N),]3
-

bu) bx) 244 by CH, C22C

-- 42-O4
-

b2) CH, (a) UCN (b) HAC

(C) keNO (d) (a?2 (e) Ai((0)4

 ANSWER
-

a) 2 b) 2 d d) 1
2)
-

- - -

e) -

42 6) 4/3 1n) 2
9
- +
+

i) -
1
j)0 k) 11)
+ 3
+

m) +
5 n) +7 0 5p)
+
-
3

9) -2 5) -
2/3 s)0 tS + 1

u) 2
+ v) + 3 w) 2+
x) 4 +

y) 5
+

2) 5
+
9a) 3ab) 5
+
+

ac) -3 ad) +
3 qe)1(-3, 5) +

aft -
3

+3 ah) 5 ai) 5as:) 3

ag) + + +
ak) + 5 all 5
+
am) 1 an) +2 (+ 4,07

au) + 5(5,0,0,5)ab) aq) +

+
6 av) +3

as) +1
at 4 an)-2 4
av)
+

4
aw) +

ax) bay) 6
+ +

923 6
+

5)
ba)-2 1b) 2(+ 4,0) (+5,0,0,
+

bb) -
+
bid) +

be) 14(6,+4,+6)by) 2 2,0, 2)bg)

+

+
+
+
+
6bh) 6
+

bil 6
+

bij) 2 +

bk) + 3 bl) 8/3)

+ +
2, 3, 3)
+ +

bm) +
2
bn) 4
+

b0) $/3(+42)bp)
+
+2

5
bq) br) 6 bs)0( 1, 1) bt) 3
+
+
+
+ -
bu) 2
+

bv)2/0.93 bw) 3bx)

+ - 4

2
by) - 1 b2) -
1(a) 2(b)
+ -

(C) 2
+
(d) - 1 ce) O
 As per NCERT, ouidation number and oxidation
should know actual meaning
state are same. Butwe
oxidation state.
oxidation number and
of
present(real
or

oxidation state:Itis charge in molech-

kind a

imaginary) per atom of same

le/con. the
to total
Number:It refers
oxidation
kind in a compo
all atom of same
charge on

und 0.N. = 2x4 =

- 8
0 in
-

ex. 0.N. and U.S. of H2S"4

2
0-S. = -