The P Block Elements - Result Question 4
####4. The correct order of $N$-compounds in its decreasing order of oxidation states is [2018]
(a) $HNO_3, NO, N_2, NH_4 Cl$
(b) $HNO_3, NO, NH_4 Cl, N_2$
(c) $NH_4 Cl, N_2, NO, HNO_3$
(d) $HNO_3, NH_4 Cl, NO, N_2$
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Solution:
- (a) $HNO_3, NO, N_2, NH_4 Cl$
Nitrogen in its elemental form has zero oxidation state.