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Why is nitric oxide paramagnetic in gaseous state but the solid obtained on cooling it is diamagnetic ?

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In the gaseous state, nitric oxide \left ( NO \right ) exists as a monomer having one unpaired electron as it is paramagnetic in nature.

However, in solid state it dimerises to N_{2}O_{2} which is diamagnetic in nature.

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