What is the oxidation number of chlorine?
1 Answer
Nov 1, 2015
The oxidation number of chlorine can be -1, 0, +1, +3, +4, +5, or +7, depending on the substance containing the chlorine.
The most common oxidation numbers are -1 (as in
But chlorine can have other oxidation numbers, for example:
- +1 in
#"NaClO"# - +3 in
#"NaClO"_2# - +4 in
#"ClO"_2# - +5 in
#"NaClO"_3# - +7 in
#"NaClO"_4#
