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C2H5OH -> CO2
"Carbon is oxidized from an oxidation state of -2 in C2H5OH to +4 in CO2"
Don't the rules for oxidation states say that a monatomic ion is the same as its charge, therefore, C cannot be -2 because -4 (C) + 5 (H) + -1 (OH) yields 0 as a charge?
"Carbon is oxidized from an oxidation state of -2 in C2H5OH to +4 in CO2"
Don't the rules for oxidation states say that a monatomic ion is the same as its charge, therefore, C cannot be -2 because -4 (C) + 5 (H) + -1 (OH) yields 0 as a charge?
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