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Why is Oxidation state in amalgams is zero for Hg?
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Oxidation number of amalgam compound is ZERO….
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Zn/Hg-oxidation number of Zn is ZERO
Na/Hg-oxidation number of Na is ZERO.
This is because in amalgam the metals are there in the elemental state and they do not undergo any chemical reaction and do not form any compound so the oxidation state of Hg in amalgam is zero.
Oxidation number of amalgam compound is ZERO….
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Zn/Hg-oxidation number of Zn is ZERO
Na/Hg-oxidation number of Na is ZERO.
This is because in amalgam the metals are there in the elemental state and they do not undergo any chemical reaction and do not form any compound so the oxidation state of Hg in amalgam is zero.
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