I'm not going to post TPR's answers until I see yours. I still cannot get what I am doing wrong. I'll post the passage in reference and hopefully one of you can explain it to me.
I'm not going to post TPR's answers until I see yours. I still cannot get what I am doing wrong. I'll post the passage in reference and hopefully one of you can explain it to me.
negative on the carbon...?
So if I'm understanding you guys right:
:C=N
^-1
Is this right?
N is -3
So I would immediately assume that C is +3 ....but I feel like the negative sign on CN- has something to do with this. ...
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Lol u beat me to it.Yes, the sum of all oxidation states should be the charge of the ion. If N is -3, C should be two.
pfaction, your initial question was about the charge of C. There is a difference between charge and oxidation state for atoms in covalent bonds.
Hmm.. it just is? Lol i read that N may have oxidation states of 3-, 3+, or 5+. You pick 3- because in this ion it is the more electronegative element.Why is the oxidation state of Nitrogen -3? I don't understand.
I don't understand that though.
H2CO3
O3 = -6
H2 + +2
Carbon is thus +4
I understand this.
I don't understand nitrogen. How did you come up with those numbers? The # of bonds?
There are certain rules for oxidation numbers.I don't understand that though.
H2CO3
O3 = -6
H2 + +2
Carbon is thus +4
I understand this.
I don't understand nitrogen. How did you come up with those numbers? The # of bonds?
God damn it.
I looked in TPR and I saw:
HNO3
I got it right, obviously it's +5, but that's with other rules, like O = -2, H = +1.
Is there a section in TBR with these? It's seriously confusing the **** out of me.
Hm, okay. I found this page: http://www.tmcleod.org/cgi-bin/chem1/wiki.cgi?action=browse&diff=3&id=OxidationNumber
I'll look into it tomorrow...🙁 Do you know where, MedPR?