| Compound | O.N. of Carbon | Compound | O.N. of Nitrogen |
|---|
| CH4 | - 4 | NH3,NH4Cl | - 3 |
| CH3−CH3 | - 3 | NH2−NH2 | - 2 |
| CH2=CH2 or CH3Cl | - 2 | NH=NH , NH2OH | - 1 |
| CH≡CH | - 1 | N≡N | 0 |
| C6H12O6 | 0 | N2O | + 1 |
| C6Cl6 | + 1 | NO | + 2 |
| CHCl3 | + 2 | N2O3,HNO2 | + 3 |
| (COOH)2 | + 3 | N2O4 | + 4 |
| CCl4,CO2 | + 4 | N2O5,HNO3 | + 5 |