nitrogen peroxide
Britishnoun
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an obsolete name for nitrogen dioxide
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the equilibrium mixture of nitrogen dioxide and dinitrogen tetroxide
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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
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
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
It does not support combustion, as does nitrogen peroxide, because the oxygen in it is held in very firm chemical union with the carbon.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
The liquid boils at 59° and solidifies at -7°; but even at ordinary temperatures it evaporates rapidly, forming a reddish-brown gas very similar to nitrogen peroxide in appearance.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
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