Oxygen always has an oxidation number of -2 unless it is combined with fluorine or found in the compound peroxide. when in the compound peroxide, it has an oxidation number of?

When oxygen is found is peroxide, it has an oxidation number of -1.

The chemical formula of hydrogen peroxide is H2O2. We know that hydrogen always has +1 oxidation state until it forms metal hydrides. So in H2O2, the oxidation state ofhydrogen is +1.

Now, let oxidation state of oxygen be x. So,

2 * (+1) + 2*x = 0

2 + 2x = 0

2x = -2

x = -2 / 2

x = -1

Hence, the oxidation number of oxygen in peroxides is -1

vanderwaal's forces of attraction are the electrostatic intermolecular forces that exist in a molecule due to the temporary or permanent dipoles that are developed in a molecule. in , the major intermolecular forces are dipole-dipole interactions as the molecule is polar (bent structure). so the vanderwaal's forces of interaction in between molecules are the permanent dipole-dipole interactions that develop due to the dipole that exists in between the polar h - s bond. the positively charged hydrogen atom is attracted towards the negative end of the dipole that is sulfur of the adjacent molecule. therefore, these forces of attraction are relatively stronger than that of london dispersion forces that exist in non polar molecules.

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