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What is the oxidation state of chlorine in uncombined chlorine gas, Cl2Cl_2?

  1. 00Cevap
  2. B
    −1-1
  3. C
    +1+1
  4. D
    −2-2

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The oxidation state of chlorine in uncombined chlorine gas (Cl2Cl_2) is 00.
According to standard rules for assigning oxidation states, any element in its free or uncombined elemental state has an oxidation number of zero. Because Cl2Cl_2 consists of identical chlorine atoms sharing bonding electrons equally, its oxidation state is 00.

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1
Identify the chemical state of the given species.
Chlorine is present as free, uncombined diatomic chlorine gas (Cl2Cl_2).
Redox rules distinguish uncombined elemental states from elements bound in chemical compounds.
2
Apply the fundamental oxidation number rule for uncombined elements.
The oxidation number assigned to any atom in an uncombined element is 00.
In a homonuclear diatomic molecule like Cl2Cl_2, electrons are shared equally between identical atoms, resulting in zero net charge allocation.

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