Which of the following arrangements represent increasing oxidation number of the central atom?

The oxidation numbers for all above ionic molecules can be calculated using assigning variable for unknown oxidation state and following the rule that algebraic sum of all oxidation states of a compound is equal to the charge on the compound.

CrO-2 x= +3


ClO-3 x= +5


CrO2-4 x= +6


MnO-4 x= +7


The ascending order of increasing oxidation state of the given molecules is: CrO-2 <ClO-3<CrO2-4<MnO-4


The correct option suggesting that is option (i).


*Caution must be taken in noticing the charge on the molecule and not taking it as zero, along with that the rules of finding oxidation number should not be violated.

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