in which compound does carbon have an oxidation state of zero?

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anonymous · Answer

take a look http://masterorganicchemistry.com/2011/07/25/calculating-the-oxidation-state-of-a-carbon/

preetha · Answer

Elements have an oxidation number of 0. See the rules. http://www.occc.edu/kmbailey/chem1115tutorials/oxidation_numbers.htm

chmvijay · Answer

@Preetha all the elements in periodic table have oxidation state zero!!!but the question was for compound!!!!

anonymous · Answer

I believe the central carbon of neopentane is usually assigned an oxidation state of zero.  Of course, if you mean "substance" and not "compound" then Preetha has the simplest answer: any carbon in any allotrope of elemental carbon has oxidation state zero, by definition.