Why do Nitrogen dioxide and hydrogen gas react with each other?

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Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and hydrogen gas (H2) react due to the electronegativity of nitrogen, which allows it to form a polar bond by attracting electrons from hydrogen. This reaction leads to a more stable configuration that is thermodynamically favorable. The formation of this bond minimizes free energy, indicating that the reaction occurs spontaneously under appropriate conditions.

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Why don't they tend to stay as they are?
 
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Nitrogen is more electronegative, and when reacted, can form a polar bond, in which it basically takes the electron from the hydrogen molecule. This is more stable and thermodynamically favorable.

You could also say that it minimizes the free energy, which is the indicator of whether a reaction will occur spontaneously.
 

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