Which one of the following orders correctly represents the increasing acid strengths of the given acids?

(1) HOCl <HOClO <HOClO₂ < HOClO₃

(2) HOClO <HOCl <HOClO₃ <HOClO₂

(3) HOClO₂ <HOClO₃ <HOClO <HOCl

(4) HOClO₃> HOClO₂ <HOClO <HOCl

What enables HNO₂ to act as both a reducing and an oxidizing agent, in contrast to HNO₃ which only acts as an oxidizing agent?

1. Hybridization of N-atom in HNO₂

2. Maximum oxidation state of N - atom in HNO₂

3. Lower oxidation state of N-atom in HNO₂

4. Higher Electronegativity of N -atom in HNO₃

The valency of Cr in the complex [Cr(H₂O)₄Cl₂]⁺ [MP PMT 2000]

(1) 1

(2) 3

(3) 5

(4) 6

In the conversion ${\text{Br}}_2\mathrm{\hspace{0.17em}}\to \mathrm{\hspace{0.17em}}{\mathrm{BrO}}_3^{-},$ the oxidation state of bromine changes from -

(1) – 1 to – 1

(2) 0 to – 1

(3) 0 to + 5

(4) 0 to – 5

Oxidation number of cobalt in K[Co(CO)₄] is

(1) + 1

(2) + 3

(3) – 1

(4) – 3

The oxidation number of nickel in Ni(CO)₄

1. 0

2. + 4

3. – 4

4. + 2

Sn⁺⁺ loses two electrons in a reaction. The final oxidation number of tin will be:

1. + 2

2. Zero

3. + 4

4. – 2

The oxidation number of S in H₂S₂O₈ is:

1. + 2

2. + 4

3. + 6

4. + 7

The oxidation state of nitrogen in N₃H is:

1. $+\frac{1}{3}$

2. + 3

3. –1

4. $-\frac{1}{3}$

The oxidation state of Cr in [Cr(NH₃)₄Cl₂]⁺ is [AIEEE 2005]

(1) +3

(2) +2

(3) +1

(4) 0