Question

Name two neutral oxides of nitrogen.

Answer 1

Hint: Neutral oxides are the oxides which are neither basic nor acidic. These oxide does not have the ability to form salt neither with acid nor with base. Neutral oxides are formed when the compound reacts with oxygen thereby forming neutral oxides. Example – carbon monoxide.

Complete answer:
Nitrogen have five oxides and they are \[N{{O}_{2}},NO,{{N}_{2}}O,N{{O}_{3}}and{{N}_{2}}{{O}_{5}}\]. The oxides of nitrogen which are neutral are nitric oxide and nitrous oxide. Nitric oxide is neutral because the polarisation atom is not enough that they can hydrolyse water. Nitric oxide is formed by thermal fixation of nitrogen in oxygen and by combustion of nitrogen containing compounds. The reaction is highly exothermic. The reaction is a combination reaction in which two reactants react and one product is formed. The reaction is the following
\[{{N}_{2}}+{{O}_{2}}\to 2NO\]
The other neutral oxide of nitrogen is nitrous oxide. The reason is the same because the polarization of atoms is not enough to hydrolyze water. The reaction is the chemical combination reaction. The reaction is given below

\[{{N}_{2}}O\overset{{}}\to{{N}_{2}}+{{O}^{\bullet }}\]
\[{{N}_{2}}+{{O}^{\bullet }}\overset{{}}\to{{N}_{2}}+{{O}_{2}}\]

Nitrogen oxide is an air pollutant. It is one of the reactive gases. Nitrogen dioxide is formed by the oxidation of nitrogen oxide in presence of oxygen. nitric oxide formation takes place with nitrogen dioxide. When nitrogen dioxide is reacted with oxygen at high temperature the formation of nitric oxide takes place.

Note: Nitrogen oxide is a flammable gas with slight odour. It is a poisonous gas. The reddish brown colour of smog is due to nitrogen oxide. It is highly toxic at high concentration. It can cause lung damage. Nitrous oxide is a colourless gas. It has a faint sweet smell. It can cause an effect on the respiratory system and can depress the central nervous system.