Answer
$+4/3$
Work Step by Step
In $C_{3}O_{2}$,each oxygen is $O^{2-}$.Net oxidation state due to oxygen = -4. For charge neutrality, each carbon has an oxidation state of $+4/3$.
Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)
by Tro, Nivaldo J.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321809246
ISBN 13:
978-0-32180-924-7
Chapter 22 - Sections 22.1-22.9 - Exercises - Problems by Topic - Page 1070: 45c
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