Which of the following oxide of nitrogen is coloured?

Which of the following oxide of nitrogen is coloured?
  1. $\mathrm{N}_{2} \mathrm{O}$
  2. $\mathrm{NO}$
  3. $\mathrm{NO}_{2}$
  4. $\mathrm{~N}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}$

Solution

The nitrogen gas at higher temperature is a reddish brown gas. The nitrogen dioxide is paramagnetic in nature. Thus, the oxides of nitrogen is a coloured gas is nitrogen dioxide.

Asked in: MHT CET 2020 (15 Oct Shift 2)

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