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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Which of the following species is a radical?

  1. A CO2
  2. B NO
  3. C NO2-
  4. D CN-
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(B) NO

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According to the question, radical is an exception case to the octet rule which occurs when there is an odd number of electrons in an atom. In case of nitrogen oxide, it has 15 Odd electrons (seven valency electrons of nitrogen and eight valency electrons of oxygen), so this…
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