Chemistry, asked by eurusholmes003, 1 year ago

Why is NO a neutral compound?

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Answered by markiv2003

because they are satisfied with there electron sharing

markiv2003: yes

markiv2003: yes*

eurusholmes003: Explain

markiv2003: N has a valency of 1 and O also has a valency of 1

markiv2003: so they share 1 electron each other

eurusholmes003: O has a valency of 2 and N has a valency of 3

markiv2003: sorry

markiv2003: so they share their electrons

markiv2003: so they become neutral

eurusholmes003: Not clear

Answered by saketdas10pc29qm

because NO is neither acidic nor basic means it doesn't react with acids or base. so it is a neutral compound.
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eurusholmes003: But why is it neither acidic nor basic? Give a better explanation

saketdas10pc29qm: because it pH Value is neither more than 7 or less than 7. it lies completely on 7 so it is neural.

markiv2003: they have the ability to decompose them selve from NO3 to NO2,N2O,NO

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