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Nitrogen oxide may refer to a binary compound of oxygen and nitrogen, or a mixture of such compounds:
Name | Formula |
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Nitroxide | O=N− or NO− |
Nitrite | O=N−O− or NO−2 |
Nitrate | O2N−O− or NO−3 |
Peroxynitrite | O=N−O−O− or NO−3 |
Peroxynitrate | O2N−O−O− or NO−4 |
Orthonitrate | +N(−O−)4 or NO3−4 |
Hyponitrite | −O−N=N−O− or N2O2−2 |
Trioxodinitrate or hyponitrate | O=N−N(−O−)2 or N2O2−3 |
Nitroxylate | (−O−)2N−N(−O−)2 or N2O4−4 |
Dinitramide | O2N−N−−NO2 or N3O−4 |
Due to relatively weak N–O bonding, all nitrogen oxides are unstable with respect to N2 and O2, which is the principle behind the catalytic converter, and prevents the oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere from combusting.