Nitrogen oxide may refer to a binary compoundofoxygen and nitrogen, or a mixture of such compounds:
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| Nitroxide | O=N−orNO− |
| Nitrite | O=N−O−orNO−2 |
| Nitrate | O2N−O−orNO−3 |
| Peroxynitrite | O=N−O−O−orNO−3 |
| Peroxynitrate | O2N−O−O−orNO−4 |
| Orthonitrate | +N(−O−)4orNO3−4 |
| Hyponitrite | −O−N=N−O−orN2O2−2 |
| Trioxodinitrate or hyponitrate | O=N−N(−O−)2orN2O2−3 |
| Nitroxylate | (−O−)2N−N(−O−)2orN2O4−4 |
| Dinitramide | O2N−N−−NO2orN3O−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.
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