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What is the oxidation number of N in NH4HCO3?

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The oxidation of nitrogen is -3
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For numerical purposes however, we can assume that each nitrogen is in +1 and overall oxidation... The oxidation of nitrogen in NH4+ is -3. The hydrogen atoms have +1 and there are four of them. And net charge on the molecule is +1.

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