JEE Main Chemistry question

In which of the following compounds, the oxidation number of iodine is fractional?

Answer: (C)

Solution

In , and , iodine has integral oxidation numbers +3, +5 and +7 respectively (since F is −1). In , the overall charge of −1 is

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Question ID VK-136671