JEE Advanced 2021 · Paper 2 · Chemistry Q19

ChemistryInteger+4Question 38 of 57

Ozonolysis of $\ce{ClO2}$ produces an oxide of chlorine. The average oxidation state of chlorine in this oxide is ____.

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Answer and worked solution

Official answer: 6

The product. Ozone oxidises chlorine dioxide to dichlorine hexoxide:
$\ce{2ClO2 + 2O3 -> Cl2O6 + 2O2}.$

Oxidation state. In $\ce{Cl2O6}$ , $2x=12$ , so the average oxidation state of Cl is +6.

JEE Advanced 2021 · Paper 2, Chemistry question 19