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  4. NO2 and N2O4 are two forms of nitrogen dioxide. One exists in gaseous state while other in liquid state. The nature of NO2 and N2O4 forms are:

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Q. $NO_2$ and $N_2O_4$ are two forms of nitrogen dioxide. One exists in gaseous state while other in liquid state. The nature of $NO_2$ and $N_2O_4$ forms are:

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Solution:

$NO_2$ is an odd electron molecule
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The dimer, $N_2O_4$ has no unpaired electron.
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