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What is the oxidation number for N in the compound NH3? (Recall that H usually has an oxidation number of +1.)
–3
–1
0
+3

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
–3

Reason: Let oxidation number of N be x. Then x + 3(+1) = 0 ⇒ x + 3 = 0 ⇒ x = −3.