nitrogen peroxide

British  

noun

1. an obsolete name for nitrogen dioxide

2. the equilibrium mixture of nitrogen dioxide and dinitrogen tetroxide

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Example Sentences

For example take the oxides of nitrogen, N2O, NO, N2O3, NO2, N2O5; these are known respectively as nitrous oxide, nitric oxide, nitrogen trioxide, nitrogen peroxide and nitrogen pentoxide.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

Here the nitrogen peroxide is expelled from the solution by the action of the hot gases entering from A, and together with them enters the first chamber again.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

If nitrogen be present, a boat containing dry lead peroxide and heated to 320� is inserted, the oxide decomposing any nitrogen peroxide which may be formed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

It dissolves in water, but this solution is not a mere physical solution; the nitrogen peroxide is decomposed, forming a mixture of nitric and nitrous acids: 2NO2 + H2O = HNO2 + HNO3.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

Bleaching.—In the process of manufacture, flours are often subjected to air containing traces of nitrogen peroxide gas, generated by electrical action and resulting in the union of the oxygen and nitrogen of the air.

From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Snyder, Harry