Answer
+4
Work Step by Step
In $CO_{2}$, each oxygen is $O^{2-}$. Total charge due to oxygen is -4 To balance charges, carbon has an oxidation state of +4.
Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)
by Tro, Nivaldo J.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321809246
ISBN 13:
978-0-32180-924-7
Chapter 22 - Sections 22.1-22.9 - Exercises - Problems by Topic - Page 1070: 45b
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