Apart from water, the other product(s) of the neutralization reaction between \(NaOH\) solution and nitrogen (IV) oxide is/are ____________
A. \(NaNO _{2}\) B. \(NaNO _{3}\) C. \(NaNO _{3}\) and \(HNO _{3}\) D. \(NaNO _{2}\) and \(NaNO _{3}\)
Correct Answer: D
Explanation
\(NO _{2}\) is a mixed anhydride, it reacts with water and \(NaOH\) as follows: \(2 NO _{2( g )}+ H _{2} O _{(b)} \rightarrow HNO _{3(a q)}+ HNO _{2( aq )}\) \(2 NO _{2(g)}+2 NaOH _{(2 q)} \rightarrow NaNO _{3(\text { aq })}+ NaNO _{2(a q)}+ H _{2} O _{(h)}\)
