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Question
The oxidation number of oxygen in oxygen difluoride (OF2) and dioxygen difluoride (O2F2) respectively is ______.
Options
+ 1 and + 2
+ 2 and + 1
+ 1 and + 1
+ 2 and + 2
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Solution
The oxidation number of oxygen in oxygen difluoride (OF2) and dioxygen difluoride (O2F2) respectively is + 2 and + 1.
Explanation:
Fluorine gets an electron with a negative charge in oxygen difluoride (OF2) and dioxygen difluoride (O2F2) because F is more electronegative than O. O will therefore be positively charged.
∴ Oxidation number of O in OF2 = + 2
∴ Oxidation number of O in O2F2 = + 1
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