Why is nitric oxide paramagnetic in gaseous state but the solid obtained on cooling it is diamagnetic?
Why is nitric oxide paramagnetic in gaseous state but the solid obtained on cooling it is diamagnetic?
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NO2 exists as a monomer with one unpaired electron in the gaseous state, but it dimerises to N2O4 in the solid state, leaving no unpaired electron, making the solid form diamagnetic.
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