Read the following case study, then answer the question that follows. To correctly answer this question, you must use several sentences (maybe even a paragraph depending on the case study), be thorough, and specific. If you need to, write your answer in Microsoft Word to check for spelling and grammar, then copy and paste the text in the answer box. Baked Potato Outbreak Dozens of people got sick at a small cafe. Guests who ate the famous baked potato salad called to complain of nausea and vomiting. These calls began within 2 days after eating the dish. The guests eventually also experienced double vision and difficulty in speaking and swallowing. The local regulatory authority investigated. They found that the baked potatoes in the salad were the source of the outbreak. The potatoes have been wrapped in aluminum foil when they were baked. Then they were left on a prep table overnight to cool. Ultimately, the potatoes were left at room temperature for almost 18 hours before they were used in the salad. Bacteria on the potatoes had the correct conditions for growth. These conditions included time, temperature, and a lack of oxygen provided by the potatoes' foil wrapping.

What could have been done to prevent the outbreak?

answer: - 3.) the oxidation state of nitrogen in no changes from +2 to 0, and the oxidation state of carbon in co changes from +2 to +4 as the reaction proceeds.

solution: - as per the rules, oxidation number of oxygen in its compounds is -2. the sum of oxidation numbers of all the elements of a molecule or compound is zero.

also, the oxidation number in elemental form is zero.

in no, the oxidation number of o is -2 so the oxidation number of n is +2 so that the sum is zero.

similarly, the oxidation number of c in co is +2 and o is -2.

on product side the oxidation number of n is 0 as it is in the elemental form() .

oxidation number of c in carbon dioxide is +4 as there are two oxygen in it and we know that each oxygen is -2.

so, oxidation number of n is changing from +2 to 0 and the oxidation number of c is changing from +2 to +4.

since nitrogen is reduced and hence no is acting as an oxidizing agent. carbon is oxidized and so co is acting as a reducing agent.

so, the right choice is number 3.)the oxidation state of nitrogen in no changes from +2 to 0, and the oxidation state of carbon in co changes from +2 to +4 as the reaction proceeds.

2b2t

explanation:

2b2t

the electron configuration that you gave me has 16 electrons ergo it has 16 protons ergo it is the element sulfur.

gold is my favorite solid.