JEE Main Chemistry question

Chemistry Redox Reactions JEE Main

In carbon suboxide (), what is the oxidation state of the carbon atom which is in the centre?

Answer: 0

Solution

The central C is bonded only to the two neighbouring C atoms via double bonds (no bonds to O), and

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