What is the chemical formula for the binary compound nitrogen dioxide?
1 Answer
Jun 16, 2016
Explanation:
The compound, nitrogen(IV) oxide, is a radical species as written (it has 17 valence electrons), and participates in the following equilibrium:
The dimer is colourless, and contains a
Note that the attempt to represent the Lewis structures of these species invariably involves charge separation and FORMAL positive and negative charges on, respectively, nitrogen and oxygen. This is 1st year/2nd year inorganic chemistry rather than A level.