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(a) Calculate the oxidation number of C in CH4 and in CH3Cl. (b) The sum of oxidation numbers of all atoms in a molecule is ………

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(a) CH4 ;

x + (1 × 4) = 0 

x + 4 = 0 

x = -4 

Oxidation number of C in CH4 is -4.

CH3Cl: 

x + (3 × 1) + -1 = 0 

x + 3 – 1= 0 

x + 2 = 0 

x = -2 

Oxidation number of C in CH3Cl is -2.

(b) Zero



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