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Homework Statement
[itex]NCl_{3}[/itex]
What is the Co-valency / Oxidation number of Nitrogen in this Covalent compound ?
Homework Equations
I think the table of electronegativity might be useful
The Attempt at a Solution
Nitrogen must be "-3" since it is more electronegative than Chlorine.
The correct answer is +3. How is that possible ?
Clearly Nitrogen is more electronegative than chlorine.