Suggest a list of substances where carbon can exhibit oxidation states from $-4$ to $+4$ and nitrogen from $-3$ to $+5$.

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(N/A) The oxidation states of carbon and nitrogen vary across different compounds based on their bonding and electronegativity. The following tables provide examples for each oxidation state:
Substance Oxidation number of $C$
$CH_{4}$ $-4$
$C_{2}H_{6}$ $-3$
$CH_{2}Cl_{2}$ $-2$
$C_{2}H_{2}$ $-1$
$C_{6}H_{12}O_{6}$ $0$
$C_{2}Cl_{2}$ $+1$
$CO$ $+2$
$C_{2}Cl_{6}$ $+3$
$CO_{2}$ $+4$

Substance Oxidation number of $N$
$NH_{3}$ $-3$
$N_{2}H_{4}$ $-2$
$NH_{2}OH$ $-1$
$N_{2}$ $0$
$N_{2}O$ $+1$
$NO$ $+2$
$N_{2}O_{3}$ $+3$
$NO_{2}$ $+4$
$N_{2}O_{5}$ $+5$

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