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Q.Which of the following is/are true with respect to carbon-12?
(a) relative atomic mass is 12 u
(b) oxidation number of carbon is +4 in all its compounds
(c) 1 mole of carbon-12 contains 6.022 × 10²² carbon atoms
(d) all of these
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Step 1. (a) Relative atomic mass of carbon-12 is 12 u BY DEFINITION (it is the standard the whole relative mass scale is built on) -- TRUE.
Step 2. (b) Carbon does NOT have oxidation number +4 in ALL its compounds -- e.g. in CH4 it is −4, in CO it is +2, in CH2F2 it is 0 (as computed in Section 1.8.1) -- FALSE. …
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