A black compound of manganese reacts with a halogen acid to give greenish yellow gas. When excess of this gas reacts with NH3 an unstable trihalide is formed. In this process, the oxidation state of nitrogen changes from
A
0 to −3
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B
−3 to 0
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C
−3 to +5
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D
−3 to +3
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Solution
The correct option is D−3 to +3 MnO2black+4HCl⟶MnCl2+2H2O+Cl2greenishyellowgas −3NH3+3Cl2⟶+3NCl3+3HCl