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Explain why `NO_(2)` forms a dinner.

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In `NO_(2)` there is an unparied electron over N , which makes `NO_(2)` reactive. As a result two `NO_(2)` molecules form bonds between them using these unpaired electrons to from dimer `N_(2)O_(4)` to make the molecule stabilised .
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