Doubt by Spandan Tripathi

Video #3, time stamp 18:18

Why was the oxidation no of ClO3+5 and not +6?

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Answer by Rishikant Pandey

calculation of oxidation state

chlorine(x)  +3 *oxygen(-2)  =   -1

     x + 3*(-2)=-1

     x-6  =-1

     x=5