A very wide range of oxidation states is shown by the element

Options

A. `Sb`
B. `As`
C. `P`
D. `N`

Answer

4

Explanation

In the case of nitrogen , a very wide ranfe of oxidation state exisit as it can form compounds with less electronegative as well as more electronegative elements:
`-3` in `NH_(3), -2` in `N_(2)H_(4), -1 NH_(2)OH, 0` in `N_(2), +1` in `N_(2)O +2` in `NO, +3` in `HNO_(2), +4` in `NO_(2)` and `+5` in `HNO_(3)`