Question

Lewis structure N_2

Answer 1

N having electronic configuration 1S² 2S² 2P³. Nitrogen having five valence electron there fore N₂ molecule having 5 + 5 that is total 10 valence electron. Out of these ten electron six electron are shaired between two nitrogen forming sigma bonds ( The 2P orbital on one N overlaps end to end with a 2P orbital on the second nitrogen forming sigma bond.)

Remainig four electron around the two nitrogen atom that is two electron around each nitrogen. Hence the lewis structure of N2 is as:

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