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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)

Which one of the following is not a colourless compound?

  1. A NO
  2. B \(\mathrm{N}_2 \mathrm{O}_4\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{N}_2 \mathrm{O}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{NO}_2\)
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(D) \(\mathrm{NO}_2\)

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\(\mathrm{NO}_2\) (Nitrogen dioxide) is not a colourless compound. It is a brown gas, highly reactive and paramagnetic. Oxidation state of \(\mathrm{N}\) in \(\mathrm{NO}_2\) is +4 .