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What is the difference between oxidation state, valency and charge of an element in a compound?

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Oxidation state is the fictional charge on an atom present in its compounds while charge is the real value. Valency is just the combining capacity of an element in order to compete its octet.

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What is the difference between valency and oxidation state

Valency and oxidation number are different for an element. Valency of carbon is generally

4

, however, the oxidation state may be

- 4, - 2, 0, + 2, - 1

, etc. In the compounds containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, the oxidation number of carbon can be calculated as: Oxidation number of carbon

= \frac{2 n_{O} - n_{H}}{n_{C}}

n_{H}, n_{O}

n_{C}

are number of respective atoms.

In which of the following compounds, the valency of carbon is two?

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