What is the oxidation numbers of (a) N in #NH_4^+#?
2 Answers
Mar 12, 2018
Well, as usual, the oxidation number of
Explanation:
And the sum of the individual oxidation numbers is equal to the charge on the ion...
And so
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Mar 12, 2018
Explanation:
We have the ammonium ion,
As you can see from the formula, it has a
Since nitrogen is more electronegative than hydrogen, hydrogen will occupy a
Let
We got:
Treating them as normal numbers, we get
So, nitrogen would have a