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Assign the oxidation number to the underlined component H4P2O7

Solution:

H4P2O7

 

Let expect oxidation number of P is x.

 

\[\begin{array}{*{35}{l}}

Oxidation\text{ }number\text{ }of\text{ }H\text{ }=\text{ }+1  \\

~  \\

Oxidation\text{ }number\text{ }of\text{ }O\text{ }=\text{ }-\text{ }2  \\

\end{array}\]

Then, at that point, we have:

 

\[\begin{array}{*{35}{l}}

4\left( +1 \right)\text{ }+\text{ }2\left( x \right)\text{ }+\text{ }7\text{ }\left( -\text{ }2 \right)\text{ }=\text{ }0  \\

~  \\

=\text{ }4\text{ }+\text{ }2x\text{ }-\text{ }14\text{ }=\text{ }0  \\

~  \\

=\text{ }2x\text{ }-\text{ }10\text{ }=\text{ }0  \\

~  \\

=\text{ }2x\text{ }=\text{ }+10  \\

~  \\

=\text{ }x\text{ }=\text{ }+5  \\

\end{array}\]

Subsequently, Oxidation number of P is +5