How do you determine the oxidation state of $C$ in $CO_3 ^(2-)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-07-19T01:57:06

+4 Write an equation using the information and solve for C

the equation would be

$1 xx C + 3 xx O = -2$

$O = -2$ this is almost alway the oxidation state of Oxygen so

$1 xx C + 3 xx ( -2) = -2$ so

$1 xx C + -6 = -2$ add +6 to both sides

$C + -6 +6 = -2 +6$ this gives

$C = + 4$

How do you determine the oxidation state of CC in CO_3 ^(2-)CO_3 ^(2-)?