J & K CET Engineering J and K - CET Engineering Solved Paper-2010

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    The colourless gas that turns brown in air is

    A)  \[NO\]

    B) \[N{{O}_{2}}\]

    C)  \[{{N}_{2}}{{O}_{4}}\]

    D) \[{{N}_{2}}{{O}_{5}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     Nitric oxide, NO, a colourless gas, when comes in contact of air, turns brown due to its oxidation into \[\text{N}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}\](which is brown in colour). \[\underset{\text{colourless}}{\mathop{2NO}}\,+\underset{(from\,air)}{\mathop{{{O}_{2}}}}\,\xrightarrow{{}}\underset{\text{brown}}{\mathop{2N{{O}_{2}}}}\,\]


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