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A nitrogen atom and an oxygen atom combine chemically to form nitric oxide. what is nitric oxide?

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Nitric oxide is a colorless gas with the formula NO. It is one of the principal oxides of nitrogen. Nitric oxide is a free radical, i.e., it has an unpaired electron, which is sometimes denoted by a dot in its chemical formula
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