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ChemistryCHEMICAL BONDINGBack bonding, Bridge bonding & odd electron moleculesMedium2 minQB
ChemistryMediumsingle choice
In which of the following species odd electron participate easily in dimerization.
Options:
Answer:
C
Solution:
NO₂ has one unpaired electron, making it an odd-electron molecule.
Two NO₂ molecules readily combine to pair these electrons and form stable N₂O₄.
The dimerization decreases the energy and converts the paramagnetic NO₂ into diamagnetic N₂O₄.
Other species listed do not dimerize as readily through odd-electron pairing.
Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:CHEMICAL BONDINGSubtopic:Back bonding, Bridge bonding & odd electron molecules
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