NITROGENDIOXIDE

Nitrogen dioxide

Nitrogen dioxide is the chemical compound with the formula . It is one of several nitrogen oxides. is an intermediate in the industrial synthesis of nitric acid, millions of tons of which are produced each year. This reddish-brown toxic gas has a characteristic sharp, biting odor and is a prominent air pollutant. Nitrogen dioxide is a paramagnetic, bent molecule with C2v point group symmetry.

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nitrogen dioxide

Noun

  1. the binary compound NO2, a brownish gas that is a poisonous air pollutant; it exists in equilibrium with dinitrogen tetroxide.


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