Question

Which of the following molecule is not homonuclear?

(a) H2

(b) N2

(c) NO

(d) O2

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I'd like to ask this question from Homonuclear and Heteronuclear Molecules topic in portion Atoms to Molecules to Material’s for Engineers of Engineering Chemistry I

Answer 1

Correct choice is (c) NO

To explain I would say: NO is Heteronuclear diatomic molecule in which atomic number of nitrogen is 7 and that of oxygen is 8 i.e., total number of electrons = 15.