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Which oxide of nitrogen is called mixed acid anhydride?


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Oxides of nitrogen

  • Nitrogen oxides are a combination of gases that contain both nitrogen and oxygen.
  • Nitric oxide NO and nitrogen dioxide NO2 are two of the most toxicologically significant chemicals.
  • Nitrogen monoxide or nitrous oxide, N2O and nitrogen pentoxide NO5 are two more gases in this category.

Nitrogen dioxide

  • The term "nitrogen dioxide anhydride mixture" refers to the substance forming a mixture of two acidic anhydrides.
  • It forms two nitrogen-containing oxyacids when they react with water.
  • It's because when NO2 dissolves in water, it produces two acids: nitrous acid HNO2 and nitric acid HNO3.

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