CGPET 2013 Solved Paper

Nitrogen pentoxide (N2O5) has both covalent as well as coordinate bonds. In the gaseous state, it exists as a symmetrical molecule having the structure O2N−O−NO2. The N−O−N bond is almost linear. X-ray studies reveals the ionic nature of solid N2O5 i.e., nitronium nitrate, Na2+NO3−.