Find the oxidation number of Carbon in Glucose C6H12O6
Step-1 Calculating the charge on C6H12O6
Step-2 Calculating the oxidation number of Cabon in GlucoseC6H12O6-:
0=6×x+12×1+6×-2
0=6x+12−12
6x=0x=0
Hence, the oxidation number of Carbon in C6H12O6 is 0.