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Dinitrogen tetraoxide is a colorless gas that dissociates into nitrogen dioxide, a reddish brown gas.

a. True
b. False

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Answer:

False

Step-by-step explanation:

Disassociation of Dinitrogen tetraoxide is shown below -

N2O4(g) ⇌ 2NO2(g)

Nitrogen dioxide gas is deep red-orange in color. However, in presence of aerosols, this gas appears reddish-brown in color.

Hence the given statement is False

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