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What is the oxidation number of nitrogen in NO2?


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Oxidation number:

  1. The oxidation state, also known as the oxidation number, is an atom's potential charge if all of its links to other atoms were entirely ionic.
  2. It describes the degree to which an atom in a chemical molecule has been oxidized.
  3. NO2 has an oxidation state of +4.

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