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NO2 does not obey octet rule because:

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It has odd number of electrons
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It has extended octet
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Nirogen cannot obey octet in its compounds
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None of the above
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Solution

The correct option is A It has odd number of electrons
There are a number of molecules whose total number of valence electrons is an odd number. It is not possible for all of the atoms in such a molecule to satisfy the octet rule. In nitrogen dioxide (NO2), each oxygen atom contributes six valence electrons and the nitrogen atom contributes five for a total of seventeen. The lewis dot strucutre of NO2 is given below:


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