What is the change in oxidation number of carbon in the following reaction?

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🧠 Standard Bookkeeping
Oxidation numbers are just our way of tracking where the electrons are "leaning." 
- Hydrogen is usually .
- Chlorine is usually .
We use these to find the state of the central Carbon.

🗺️ Calculating the Swing
1. Methane (): 
   .
2. Carbon Tetrachloride (): 
   .
3. The Change: The carbon moves from its lowest possible state () to its highest possible state ().

⚡ The 30-Second Rule
Total change = Final - Initial.
.
The transformation is  to .

⚠️ Common Traps
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