(a) Write the formula of the oxide of nitrogen in which nitrogen has oxidation number of (i) +1; (ii) +2; (iii) +3; (iv) +4; (b) State which of the oxides i...
Question 1 Report
(a) Write the formula of the oxide of nitrogen in which nitrogen has oxidation number of (i) +1;
(ii) +2;
(iii) +3;
(iv) +4;
(b) State which of the oxides in (a) above is/are: (i) acidic (ii) neutral.
Answer Details
(a) Oxides of nitrogen by oxidation number of nitrogen:
- (i) +1: N\(_2\)O (dinitrogen oxide).
- (ii) +2: NO (nitrogen(II) oxide / nitrogen monoxide).
- (iii) +3: N\(_2\)O\(_3\) (dinitrogen trioxide).
- (iv) +4: NO\(_2\) (nitrogen(IV) oxide / nitrogen dioxide).
(b) Classification:
- (i) Acidic: N\(_2\)O\(_3\) and NO\(_2\) (they react with water/alkalis to form acids or salts).
- (ii) Neutral: N\(_2\)O and NO (they are neither acidic nor basic).
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