What sorts of informations can you draw from the following reaction? (C N)_{2}(g)+2 O H_{(a q)}^{-} \rightarrow C N_{(a q)}^{-}+C N O_{(a q)}^{-}+H_{2} O_{(l)}
What sorts of informations can you draw from the following reaction? (C N)_{2}(g)+2 O H_{(a q)}^{-} \rightarrow C N_{(a q)}^{-}+C N O_{(a q)}^{-}+H_{2} O_{(l)}

Solution:

The oxidation no. of \mathrm{C} in (C N)_{2}, C N^{-}and C N O^{-}are +3,+2 and +4 separately.

Let the oxidation no. of \mathrm{C} be \mathrm{y}.

(C N)_{2}

2(y-3)=0

Along these lines, y=3

C N^{-}

y-3=-1

Along these lines, y=2

C N O^{-}

y-3-2=-1

Along these lines, y=4

The oxidation no. of \mathrm{C} in the response is:

Oxidation no. of \mathrm{C} in (C N)_{2} is +3

Oxidation no. of \mathrm{C} in C N^{-}is +2

oxidation no. of \mathrm{C} in C N O^{-}is +4

We can see that a similar compound is oxidized and diminished all the while in the response.

The responses in which a similar compound is oxidized and diminished is known as disproportionation response.

Then, at that point, we can say that antacid disintegration of cyanogens is a disproportionation response.