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Why does NO2 dimerise? |
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Answer» There is always a tendendy of atoms in the molecules to attain most lowest oxidation state, because lower oxidation state provide more stability to that particular atom in the molecule. In NO2 the oxidation state of Nitrogen is +2 hence it always makes an effort to reduce it further to +1 or better to 0. Therefore it combines with another NO2 molecule and attain oxidation state of +1 from +2 (earlier). This is the reason that NO2 dimerise |
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