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Q.

In oxygen difluoride (OF2) and dioxygen difluoride (O2F2), the oxygen is assigned an oxidation number of

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a

+2 and +l respectively

b

+1 and +1 respectively

c

+2 and +2 respectively

d

+1 and +2 respectively

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Oxidation number of oxygen in OF2=+2

Oxidation number of oxygen in O2 F2=+1

Electronegativity of fluorine is more than that of oxygen atom, so, F gains electron with negative charge In oxygen difluoride (OF2) and dioxygen difluoride (O2F2) oxygen transfers electron to fluorine atom 

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In oxygen difluoride (OF2) and dioxygen difluoride (O2F2), the oxygen is assigned an oxidation number of