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Find out the oxidation number of
` C " in " CO_2`

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Let x be the oxidation number of C in `CO_2`
Oxidation number of each O atom=-2
Sum of oxidation number(O.N.) of all atoms in `CO_2=x+2(-2)=x-4`
As `CO_2` is a neutral molecule, x-40 or x = +4
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