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Nitrous Oxide

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Which one of the following property is not shown by $N O$ ?

It combines with oxygen to form nitrogen dioxide.

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It's bond order is

2.5

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It is diamagnetic in gaseous state.

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It is a neutral oxide.

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Solution

The correct option is B It is diamagnetic in gaseous state.
$N O$ is paramagnetic in the gaseous state due to the presence of unpaired electron in its antibonding molecular orbital.

Therefore, option C is correct.

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(a)	$N_{2} \to N_{2}^{+}$	(p)	Bond order increases and magnetic property is changed
(b)	$O_{2}^{+} \to O_{2}^{2 +}$	(q)	Bond order decreases and magnetic property is not changed
(c)	$B_{2} \to B_{2}^{+}$	(r)	Bond order increases and magnetic property is not changed
(d)	$N O^{-} \to N O$	(s)	Bond order decreases and magnetic property is changed

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