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Why is nitrogen oxide colourless and nitrogen di oxide is brown gas?
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Colours of the oxides of nitrogen?
It depends on the oxide. Nitrogen oxide and dinitrogen tetroxide are colorless gases, Nitrogen dioxide is brown gas, etc.
What color is nitric oxide gas?
NO-gas is colourless
Why is nitrogen oxide colourless while nitrogen dioxide is brown in colour?
It all depends on the frequencies of light the compounds reflect and absorb. The color you see is reflected light at a certain frequency(corresponding to a combination of certain colors in the electromagnetic spectrum), while the rest is absorbed. For example, the Nitrogen Oxide molecule absorb light at a frequency out of the visible range, and reflect all colors we can see. That is why we see that Nitrogen gas is a white gas(if the gas if concentrated enough). As for nitrogen dioxide, the molecules absorb a certain color. All the other colors are reflected as a brown color.
Is nitrogen invisible?
Nitrogen is a colourless gas, therefore it cannot be seen.
Compound formula N O?
the chemical formula for Nitrogen Oxide is NO, not to be confused with Nitrogen Dioxide which is NO2 or Nitrous Oxide (laughing gas) which is N2O. Nitrogen also has the other oxides. Nitrogen Oxide is a somewhat unstable compound that easily reacts with the oxygen in air to form Nitrogen Dioxide a brown toxic gas, the colorless gas Nitrogen Oxide is also classified as toxic.
What is the colour of fumes of nitrogen oxide gas?
Nitrogen is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless nontoxic gas.
Type of gas begins with the letter N?
Nitric oxide, which is a colourless toxic gas that reacts with oxygen to form nitrogen dioxide.
Colours of the oxides of nitrogen?
It depends on the oxide. Nitrogen oxide and dinitrogen tetroxide are colorless gases, Nitrogen dioxide is brown gas, etc.
What color is nitric oxide gas?
NO-gas is colourless
Why is nitrogen oxide colourless while nitrogen dioxide is brown in colour?
It all depends on the frequencies of light the compounds reflect and absorb. The color you see is reflected light at a certain frequency(corresponding to a combination of certain colors in the electromagnetic spectrum), while the rest is absorbed. For example, the Nitrogen Oxide molecule absorb light at a frequency out of the visible range, and reflect all colors we can see. That is why we see that Nitrogen gas is a white gas(if the gas if concentrated enough). As for nitrogen dioxide, the molecules absorb a certain color. All the other colors are reflected as a brown color.
Is nitrogen invisible?
Nitrogen is a colourless gas, therefore it cannot be seen.
Is Nitrogen Dioxide a brown gas?
Yes it is, its not sulfur dioxide or carbon dioxide or nitric Oxide.
Compound formula N O?
the chemical formula for Nitrogen Oxide is NO, not to be confused with Nitrogen Dioxide which is NO2 or Nitrous Oxide (laughing gas) which is N2O. Nitrogen also has the other oxides. Nitrogen Oxide is a somewhat unstable compound that easily reacts with the oxygen in air to form Nitrogen Dioxide a brown toxic gas, the colorless gas Nitrogen Oxide is also classified as toxic.
What brown coloured gas evolveed when lead nitrate crystals are heated in adry test tube?
nitrogen di oxide
What are the properties of the oxide of a transition metal - colourless gas or red solid?
red solid
What gas has the symbol NOx?
Nitrogen Oxide
What is the difference between nitrogen cycle and phosphorus cycle?
Nitrogen cycle is made up of nitrogen gas so when nitrogen gas and oxide compress they make a nitrogen cycle. With the phosphorus cycle it doesn't compress gas it just goes to gas to oxide making phosphorus cycle.
