NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020Chemistryp Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)Practice
A gaseous compound of nitrogen and oxygen is paramagnetic in nature. When it is cooled below 0 ° C its molecular mass increases and paramagnetism is lost. The behaviour is reversed on heating. The compound is
Options
- AN 2 O 3
- BN 2 O
- CN O 2
- DN 2 O 4
Correct answer
C. N O 2
Step-by-step solution
N O 2 is paramagnetic because of unpaired electron. On cooling N O 2 below 0 ° C , it dimerises to N 2 O 4 which does not have any unpaired electrons. Hence, no paramagnetism is show by the dimer, N 2 O 4 .