Engineering
Chemistry
Empirical and Molecular Formula
Oxidation Number and Calculation
Question
Oxidation number of Fe in FeC2O4
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Solution
Fe2+ and C2O42– gives FeC2O4. Here, C2O4 is oxalate ion which carries –2 charge. Therefore, oxidation number of Fe will be +2.