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Determine the oxidation state of the elements in the following compounds:

(a)\(NaI\)

(b)\(GdC{l_3}\)

(c)\(LiN{O_3}\)

(d)\({H_2}Se\)

(e)\(M{g_2}Si\)

(f)\(Rb{O_2}\), rubidium superoxide

(g)\(HF\)

Short Answer

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Oxidation state of the abovementioned elements:

  1. \(Na\left( { + 1} \right),I\left( { - 1} \right)\)
  2. \(Gd\left( { + 3} \right),Cl\left( { - 1} \right)\)
  3. \(Li\left( { + 1} \right),N\left( { + 5} \right),O\left( { - 2} \right)\)
  4. \(H\left( { + 1} \right),Se\left( { - 2} \right)\)
  5. \(Mg\left( { + 2} \right),Si\left( { - 4} \right)\)
  6. \(Rb\left( { + 1} \right),O\left( { - \frac{1}{2}} \right)\)
  7. \(H\left( { + 1} \right),F\left( { - 1} \right)\)

Step by step solution

01

Determine oxidation states in part (a)

Consider the iodine oxidation number (-1) in (a).

Hence the oxidation state of sodium \(\left( x \right)\)is +1.

\(\begin{aligned}{}x - 1 &= 0\\x &= + 1\end{aligned}\)

02

Determine oxidation states in part (b)

Consider the chlorine oxidation number(-1) in (b).

The oxidation state of gadolinium\(\left( x \right)\) is calculated as below:

\(\begin{aligned}{}3 \times \left( { - 1} \right) + x& = 0\\x &= + 3\end{aligned}\)

Hence the oxidation state of gadolinium is +3.

03

Determine oxidation states in part (c)

Consider theoxidation number of oxygen (-2) and lithium (+1) in (c).

The oxidation state of nitrogen\(\left( x \right)\) is as calculated below:

\(\begin{aligned}{l}1 \times ( + 1) + 3 \times ( - 2) + x &= 0\\x &= + 5\end{aligned}\)

Hence the oxidation state of nitrogen is +5.

04

Determine oxidation states in part (d)

Consider the oxidation number of hydrogen (+1) in compound (d).

The oxidation number of selenium \(\left( x \right)\)is therefore -2.

\(\begin{aligned}{}2 \times ( + 1) + x &= 0\\x &= - 2\end{aligned}\)

05

Determine oxidation states in part (e)

Consider the oxidation number of magnesium (+2) in (e).

The oxidation number of silicon\(\left( x \right)\)is therefore - 4.

\(\begin{aligned}{}2 \times ( + 2) + x &= 0\\x &= - 4\end{aligned}\)

06

Determine oxidation states in part (f)

Consider the oxidation number of oxygen (-1/2) for superoxide in(f).

The oxidation number of rubidium \(\left( x \right)\)is therefore +1.

\(\begin{aligned}{}2 \times ( - \frac{1}{2}) + x & = 0\\x &= + 1\end{aligned}\)

07

Determine oxidation states in part (g)

Consider the oxidation number of fluorine, which is always -1.

Therefore, the oxidation number of hydrogen\(\left( x \right)\)has to be +1.

\(\begin{aligned}{}1 \times ( - 1) + x &= 0\\x &= + 1\end{aligned}\)

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