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In Sodium Nitroprusside and related compounds (eg. brown ring complex) why is the oxidation state of NO +1 and not zero? It seems pretty unusual without any explanation.

Could anyone please explain this, and maybe provide a satisfactory theoretical explanation for the exhibition of 'unusual oxidation state'?

stoic-santiago
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  • I have checked these. There is no proper theoretical explanation, though. – stoic-santiago Aug 11 '17 at 16:27
  • I'd like to know when NO exists in 0 and when it exists +1, with some sort of theoretical explanation. – stoic-santiago Aug 11 '17 at 16:28
  • @NilayGhosh Did you delete those links? Even vaguely related stuff should stay linked. Also why you didn't CV duplicate? – Mithoron Aug 11 '17 at 16:33
  • Those links do not answer my confusion. Some say that Fe is in +3 and NO is in -1, while some say that both are in +1 oxidation state. Which one is right? – stoic-santiago Aug 11 '17 at 16:35
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    @user28968 read the answers in by F'x and DavePhD, they agree that Fe is 3+ and NO is -1, point to literature that supports this, and that both being +1 was a misconception. – Tyberius Aug 11 '17 at 16:43

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