Posted by michael on Monday, July 28, 2008 at 8:19am.
what is the charge on HBrO? If it is zero, then the Br would have to be +1. Oxygen is always -2, then Hydrogen is +1, so Br would have to be +1 in order for everything to equal out. Dr. Bob can usually answer all my chemistry questions, and he can tell you if I am right or not, but I think that I have a grasp on oxidation
I still dont understand how do I know what is the oxidation state of Br.
Ken is right.
Here is a site on oxidation numbers that is one of the simplest sites I have seen. Specifically, however, ALL compounds are zero. So HBrO is zero charge. Since H is +1, and O is -2, what must Br be to make HBrO zero? It must be +1.
http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/webdocs/Redox/Redox-Rules.html
Understand now, thank you
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