Given metal oxide = M0.98O We know oxidation number of O = (-2) Now assume oxidaton no of M =
∴ 0.98
+ 1× (-2) = 0
98200 This represent the charge in one atom of M. As you can see the charge of M is in the range
2<98200<3 .
So we can say in M mixture of M+2 and M+3 present.
Assume total no of atoms present in M is 100.
Let M+3 present in M = y atoms So M+2 present in M = (100 - y) atoms In 1 atom of M+3 charge present = +3 So in y atoms of M+3 charge present = +3y Similarly in 1 atom of M+2 charge present = +2 So in (100 - y) atoms of M+2 charge present = +2(100 - y) ∴ Total charge = 200 - 2y + 3y = 200 + y In 100 atoms of M total charge = 200 + y So in 1 atoms of M total charge =
100200+y Earlier we found that charge in one atom of M is =
98200 So we can write,
100200+y =
98200 ⇒y=4.08 So Option (B) is correct.