Which of the following properties is not shown by NO ?
It is diamagnetic is gaseous state
It is a neutral oxide
It combines with oxygen to form nitrogen dioxide
It's bond order is 2.5
As we have learned
Magnetic behaviour of molecule -
If all the molecular orbitals in a molecule are doubly occupied, the substance is diamagnetic
- wherein
However if one or more molecular orbital are singly occupied it is paramagnetic e.g. O2
NO in gaseous state is paramagnetic due to presence of unpaired electrons in its
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