alleryStart learning →In carbon tetrachloride, the oxidation number of carbon works out to:
AMinus 2
BPlus 4
CPlus 2
DMinus 4
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Plus 4
1. Each chlorine takes minus one.
2. Four chlorines need plus four to balance.
3. So carbon is plus 4.
_Source: OpenStax Chemistry 2e, Chapter 17, Electrochemistry._
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