Nitrogen can form a number of oxides in which the oxidation state ranges from +1 to +5 PLEASE HELP
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Its actually -3 to +5
Explanation:
nitrogen has 5 valence electrons
this means that it can either gain 3 electrons and acquire -3 charge or loose 5 electrons to acquire +5 charge
hence it can form a number of compounds and show oxidation states ranging from -3 to +5
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