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Nitrogen has an oxidation state of $+ 1$ in

A $NO$
B $N X_{2} O$
C $NO X_{2}$
D $N X_{2} O X_{3}$

Answer: B

In

N X_{2} O

,

2 x - 2 = 0

so

x = + 1

. The oxidation states in

NO

,

NO X_{2}

and

N X_{2} O X_{3}

are

+ 2

,

+ 4

and

+ 3

respectively.

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