The oxide which contains an odd electron at the nitrogen atom is
Chemical Bonding · Class 11 · JEE Main Previous Year Question
The oxide which contains an odd electron at the nitrogen atom is
- a
- b✓
- c
- d
🧠 An "odd-electron" nitrogen oxide has an odd number of total valence electrons, leaving one electron unpaired on N.
- : electrons → even ✗
- : electrons → odd ✓ — the odd electron resides on N (N has a "radical" lone electron in the Lewis structure)
- : electrons → even ✗
- : electrons → even ✗
⚡ is a brown gas with 17 electrons; it readily dimerises to colourless by pairing those odd electrons.
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