Q6Multiple choice
The oxidation number of an element in a compound is evaluated on the basis of certain rules. Which of the following rules is not correct in this respect?
- (i)The oxidation number of hydrogen is always +1.
- (ii)The algebraic sum of all the oxidation numbers in a compound is zero.
- (iii)An element in the free or the uncombined state bears oxidation number zero.
- (iv)In all its compounds, the oxidation number of fluorine is – 1.
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(i) The oxidation number of hydrogen is always +1.