Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321809246
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Chapter 22 - Sections 22.1-22.9 - Exercises - Problems by Topic - Page 1070: 45c

Answer

$+4/3$

Work Step by Step

In $C_{3}O_{2}$,each oxygen is $O^{2-}$.Net oxidation state due to oxygen = -4. For charge neutrality, each carbon has an oxidation state of $+4/3$.
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