Answer
-2
Work Step by Step
Methanol, CH3OH. Oxygen is -2 and Hydrogen is +1 and we have 4 of them. Since overall it must be 0 (uncharged), we have:
x +4 -2 = 0
x = -2
Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321910419
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-041-7
Chapter 4 - Reactions in Aqueous Solution - Exercises - Page 159: 4.50c
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