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pls explain !

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it should be +2
as Nitrogen is more electronegative than Carbon,it will show negative oxidation number of -3,now hydrogen always shows +1,so oxid. number of C should be +2.
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is it HCN or HNC???

in HNC, ox no of carbon will be ZERO.
coz H-N=->C.


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its HNC
pls explain how u got it
and budku , how can u say that N will be in -3 state ???

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N is more electronegative among all of given elements,so it will have negative ON,-3 is more stable

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umang in HNC, there is one double and one coordinate bond between N and C. thus ON, will be +2 (due to double bond) - 2(due to coordinate bond) = ZERO.

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i think it is -4


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Hiii

well the answer is +2

it cud have been different as  H-N = (and a cordinate bond) C

but here contribution of cord. bond is neglected ocz N is very much electro-ive  than C

so Oxdn no. of N remains -3

and H is +1

so

1-3+x = 0 , x = +2

it remains + 2 in HCN also

coz there it has H-C =_N


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himanshu i have a doubt,
are formal charge and ON one and the same???


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nahii yaar....its nt the same

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SO for formal charge we use that formula, while for ON we directly compare EN. is this the difference??


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arey it has to do with chemical bonding its in jst case of Carbon...u cannot calculate the oxdn no. directly

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could you give me one example, to explain what you mean?


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Hey !
I read in a book that in a coordinate bond, if donor atom is more electro-ve than acceptor, then coordinate bond is treated as simple covalent bond
acc. to this, i get a different answer!

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