Question:

The colourless gas that turns brown in air is

Updated On: Jun 6, 2024
  • $ NO $
  • $ NO_{2}$
  • $N_{2}O_{4}$
  • $N_{2}O_{5}$
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Solution and Explanation

Nitric oxide, $NO$, a colourless gas, when comes in contact of air, turns brown due to its oxidation into $NO _{2}$ (which is brown in colour).
$\underset{\text { colourless }}{2 NO }+\underset{\text { (fromair) }}{ O _{2}} \rightarrow \underset{\text { brown }}{2 NO _{2}}$
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Concepts Used:

Group 15 Elements

Group 15 elements are also known as nitrogen group elements or nitrogen family

It consists of:

  • Nitrogen (N)
  • Phosphorus (P)
  • Arsenic (As)
  • Antimony (Sb)
  • Bismuth (Bi)
  • Moscovium (Mc)

They are present on the right side of the periodic table. All the elements are arranged based on their atomic weight. The elements with similar properties reside in a column called the group.

All Group 15 elements have the electron configuration ns2np3 in their outer shell, where n is the principal quantum number.

Periodic Trends in Group 15 Elements