Question

The oxidation state of an element in a particular compound can be defined as

A. the charge acquired by its atom on the basis of electronegative consideration from other atoms in the molecule  
B. the residual charge acquired by its atom after removing all electronegative atoms from the molecule
C. the valency of the most electronegative atom present in the molecule
D. total number of electrons accepted by an atom to form a molecule
Answer :   the charge acquired by its atom on the basis of electronegative consideration from other atoms in the molecule

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Releted Question 1

The correct order of second ionisation potential of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and fluorine is

A. $$C > N > O > F$$
B. $$O > N > F > C$$
C. $$O > F > N > C$$
D. $$F > O > N > C$$
Releted Question 2

The element with the highest first ionization potential is

A. boron
B. carbon
C. nitrogen
D. oxygen
Releted Question 3

The first ionisation potential in electron volts of nitrogen and oxygen atoms are respectively given by

A. $$14.6,13.6\,$$
B. $$13.6,14.6$$
C. $$13.6,13.6$$
D. $$14.6,14.6$$
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Atomic radii of fluorine and neon in $$\mathop {\text{A}}\limits^ \circ $$ngstorm units are respectively given by

A. $$0.72,1.60$$
B. $$1.60,1.60\,$$
C. $$0.72,0.72\,\,$$
D. None of these values

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