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A single strand of DNA, if uncoiled, would be ~6 feet long ā yet it fits inside a cell nucleus.
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A single strand of DNA, if uncoiled, would be ~6 feet long ā yet it fits inside a cell nucleus.
In acidic medium, H changes Cr to CrO which has two (-O-O-) bonds. The oxidation state of Cr in CrO is
To solve this problem, we need to determine the oxidation state of Cr in CrOLet's analyze the structure of CrO⢠CrO is known to have two bonds, which are peroxo bonds.⢠The structure can be visualized as OCr(O-O)_2In this structure:⢠Each peroxo group contributes a total charge of ⢠There are two peroxo groups, contributing a total charge of ⢠The remaining oxygen (not part of the peroxo groups) is a typical oxide, contributing Let's calculate the oxidation state of Cr:⢠Let the oxidation state of Cr be ⢠The total charge of the compound is neutral (0).Setting up the equation:Simplify the equation:Therefore, the oxidation state of Cr in CrO is This corresponds to Option 3.
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