What oxidation states can non-metals exhibit in their compounds?

In their compounds, non-metals exhibit both negative and positive oxidation states.

Let us demonstrate this with the example of chlorine (Cl) and nitrogen (N). Chlorine and nitrogen exhibit both negative and positive oxidation states:

Chlorine: KCl-1; CL2 + 7O7; NaCl + 5O3.

Nitrogen: N-3H3; N3 + 1O; NaN + 5O3.



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