What is the oxidation number of hydrogen in H2 ??
1 Answer
Jun 12, 2017
We has zerovalent hydrogen, i.e.
Explanation:
The oxidation number is the charge assigned when the bonding electrons are distributed to the most electronegative atom. Clearly, for a homonuclear diatomic molecule, the bound atoms have EQUAL electronegativity, and we conceive that the electrons are shared between the two atoms to give