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Semmy [17]
3 years ago
7

What is the oxidation number of nitrogen in the nitrate ion NO31−?

Chemistry
2 answers:
ahrayia [7]3 years ago
8 0

In No3-1 the oxidation number of oxygen is -5 so oxidation number of N would be +5

Alex_Xolod [135]3 years ago
4 0

Oxidation state on \text{N} as in the nitrate ion {\text{NO}_3}^{-}: +5.

<h3>Explanation</h3>

The sum of oxidation states on all atoms in an ion should be the same as the charge of the ion.

The oxidation state of nitrogen N tends to vary. However, the oxidation state of oxygen O is -2 in most cases, with the following exceptions:

  • Oxidation state of O in \text{O}_2: 0.
  • Oxidation state of O in \text{H}_2\text{O}_2 and other peroxides: -1.
  • The oxidation state of O will be positive when it is bonded to fluorine F.

To find the oxidation state on N, consider the atoms in a nitrate ion:

  • There are three O atoms in each nitrate ion, as seen in the subscript "3".
  • There's only one N atom in each nitrate ion.

The oxidation state of each O atom is expected to be -2. There are three O atoms in each nitrate ion. The oxidation state of the three atoms will add up to 3 \times (-2) = -6.

The oxidation state of the N atom needs to be found. Charge on the nitrate ion is -1. Thus

\begin{array}{ccc}\text{oxidation state on all atoms in the ion}&= &\text{charge of the ion}\\(\text{oxidation state on N}) + 3 \times (-2) &=& -1\end{array}

(\text{oxidation state on N}) = -1 - 3\times(-2) = -1 - (-6) = -1 + 6 = +5.

Therefore, the oxidation state of the nitrogen N atom in the nitrate ion {\text{NO}_3}^{-} is +5.

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