how do you find the oxidation number of Pt in

[Pt(NH3)2 Cl NO2]

oxidation number of Pt is +2.

this is as follows:

charge on NH3=0, Cl=(-1) , NO2 = (-1)

let oxidation number of Pt be x.

therefore ,

x+0-1-1=0

x=2

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