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Structure card

Nitrogen dioxide · $\ce{NO2}$

Valence electrons: 17
VSEPR class: $\mathrm{AX_2E}$
Electron geometry: trigonal planar
Shape: bent
Bond angle: 120° (slightly less than 120° (the lone pair pushes the bonds together))
Hybridization (N): $sp^{2}$
Polarity: polar
Resonance: 2 equivalent structures
Radical: one unpaired electron