Question

Statement 1: N atom has two different oxidation states in $NH_{4}NO_{2}$.
Statement 2: One N atom has -ve oxidation number as it is attached with less electronegative H atom and other has +ve oxidation number as it is attached with more electronegative atom.

• A. If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true and the statement 2 is the correct explanation of the statement 1.
• B. Ifboth Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of the statement 1.
• C. If Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false.
• D. If Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

N in $NH_{4}^{+}$ is in $-3$ oxidation state and in $NO^{-}_{2}$ it is $+3 $ oxidation state.