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Grade 12th passInorganic Chemistry

The. Oxidation number of carbon in HNC is what. ​...

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5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years ago
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+ 2

The compound hydrogen cyanide (HCN), carbon has + 2 Oxidation State, nitrogen has -3 Oxidation state and hydrogen has +1 Oxidation State. Where O.S. standard for oxidation state

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