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-3. To answer this kind of question, with rare exceptions, assume oxygen is -2 and hydrogen is +1. There are then 5 positive charges from these elements and only two negative charges, requiring nitrogen to have three additional negative charges to achieve electrical neutrality for the compound as a whole.

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Q: What is the oxidation state of an individual nitrogen atom in NH4OH?
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