What is the oxidation number of Mgin magnesium nitride?

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Solution

Let the oxidation state of $M g$ in $M g_{3} N_{2}$ be $x$ .
Since the overall charge on the complex is $0$ , the sum of oxidation states of all elements in it should be equal to $0$ .
Therefore, $3 \times x + 2 \times (3) = 0$
or, $x = 2$

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