Q.Give the shapes (structure only) of , , and .
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Nitrous oxide, (): a linear molecule, , isoelectronic with , nitrogen hybridised. Nitric oxide, NO (): a small, linear diatomic molecule that is paramagnetic, since it has one unpaired electron in an antibonding molecular orbital. Nitrogen dioxide, (): a bent ('V-shaped') molecule with a bond angle of about -- wider than a typical bent triatomic because the central nitrogen carries an unpaired, odd electron rather than a full lone pair, so NO2 is also paramagnetic; it dimerises reversibly to the colourless . Dinitrogen pentoxide, (): as a covalent gas-phase molecule it is planar, but on crystallising it adopts an entirely ionic sol …
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