JEE Main Chemistry question

The oxidation number of oxygen in hydrogen peroxide is

(A)+ 1
(B)- 1Correct
(C)+ 2
(D)- 2

Answer: (B)

Solution

In HO (H–O–O–H), each oxygen is joined to one hydrogen and, via the peroxide linkage, to the other oxygen. Assigning H as and using the fact that the two oxygens are equivalent

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Question ID VK-137215