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Representative nitrogen compounds and their oxidation state. RNS are in bold letters.
| Oxidation State | Representative Compound and Formula |
|---|---|
| +5 | HNO3, NO3−, ONOO− (peroxynitrite) |
| +4 | ·NO2 (nitrogen dioxide), N2O4 |
| +3 | HNO2, NO2−, S-nitrosothiols (RS-N=O), NO+ |
| +2 | ·NO (nitric oxide) |
| +1 | N2O (nitrous oxide), NO− |
| 0 | N2 |
| −1 | NH2OH (hydroxylamine) |
| −2 | N2H4 (hydrazine) |
| −3 | NH3, NH4+ |
