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Q. The oxidation number of nitrogen atoms in NH4NO3 are

KCETKCET 2020Redox Reactions

Solution:

NH4NO3 is a salt. The cationic part is NH4+ and the anionic part is NO3.

In NH4+, let the oxidation number be x. So,

x+4=1

x=3

In NO3, let the oxidation number be y. So,

y6=1

y=+5