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Explain how the maximum oxidation state of carbon decreases gradually as the number of bonds to other carbons increases?

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The maximum oxidation state that a carbon can attain decreases gradually as the number of bonds to other carbons increases. Thus, the maximum oxidation state possible for a carbon that's bonded to one other carbon is the carboxylic acid stage, and so on.



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