Hydrogen combined with a nonmetal is normally assigned an oxidation nu…

Question

Hydrogen combined with a nonmetal is normally assigned an oxidation number of:

Accepted Answer

D. Plus one

1. A nonmetal partner pulls the shared electrons away from hydrogen.
2. Hydrogen is left with one electron less than neutral.
3. So its oxidation number is plus one.
_Source: OpenStax Chemistry 2e, Chapter 4, Stoichiometry of Chemical Reactions._

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Plus four

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Plus five

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Plus nine

Hydrogen combined with a nonmetal is normally assigned an oxidation number of:

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