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Nitrogen's oxidation number is -4.Carbon's oxidation number is +3.

The cyanide ion has -1 charge. Nitrogen is in -3 state. By balancing the charges: the oxidation number of carbon is +4.

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The oxidation number of nitrogen in copper nitrate is +5.

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0 in elemental form

+1 and +2 in its compounds

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0 for the overall compound. Though for the Cu oxidation number is 2+, oxygen is 2- and nitrogen is 5+

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Nitrogen's oxidation number is -4.Carbon's oxidation number is +3.

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The cyanide ion has -1 charge. Nitrogen is in -3 state. By balancing the charges: the oxidation number of carbon is +4.

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2+ usually

but it can change

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