Science

Math

Humanities

... and beyond

Socratic Meta
Featured Answers

Topics

Question #6a80e

1 Answer

Jumbotron · Ernest Z.

Aug 15, 2017

The oxidation number of #"Mn"# is +6.

Explanation:

The name is manganate ion, #"MnO"_4^"2-"#.

Reason

#"Mn = +6"#

#"O = -2", color(white)(x)"4 × O" = 4 ×("-2") = "-8"#

#"1e"^"-" = "-1"#

∴ #"MnO"_4^"2-" = "+7 - 8 - 1 = -2"#

Related questions

See all questions in Oxidation Numbers

Impact of this question

1759 views around the world

You can reuse this answer
Creative Commons License