The chemical formula of Chromyl chloride is CrO2Cl2. The oxidation state of chromium in chromyl chloride (CrO2Cl2) is +6.
Let the oxidation number of Chromium be “x”, the oxidation state of oxygen is −2, the oxidation state of chlorine is −1.
Then,
x+2(−2)+2(−1)=0
x−6=0x=6