Answer:
The element that has been oxidized is the N
Explanation:
Zn²⁺(aq) + NH₄⁺(aq) → Zn(s) + NO₃⁻(aq)
See all the oxidation states:
Zn²⁺ → acts with +2
In ammonia, H acts with +1 and N with -3
Zn(s), acts with 0. In all the elements in ground state, the oxidation state is 0.
Zn changed from 2+ to 0. The oxidation number, has decreased.
This element has been reduced.
NO₃⁻ (aq) it's a ion, from nitric acid.
N acts with +5
O acts with -2
The global charge is -1
The N, has increased the oxidation state, so this element is the one oxidized.
