Dinitrogen and dioxygen are main constitutents of air but these do not react with each other to form oxides of nitrogen because
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a
The reaction is endothermic and requires very high temperature
b
The reaction can be initiated only in presence of a catalyst
c
Oxides of nitrogen are unstable
d
N2 and O2 are unreactive
answer is A.
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Major component of atmosphere are dinitrogen and dioxygen. Both do not react with each other as nitrogen is an inactive gas. The triple bond in N2 is very stable and its dissociation energy is very high. Both react with each other at very high temperature.N2(g)+O2(g)→3000°c2NO(g)