What is the Lewis structure of N2?

Answer 1

In order to come up with this answer, you first need to know the number of valence electrons for Nitrogen. Since #N# is a member of the Group 5A (based on the periodic table), the number of electrons in its outermost shell must be 5.

Here is the electron dot structure for a single #N# atom:

The total number of valence electrons between the two #N# atoms is #10 e^-#. Also, for the structure to be correct, it must follow the octet rule (eight electrons per atom). Hence,

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Answer 2

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The Lewis structure of N2, or nitrogen gas, consists of a triple bond between the two nitrogen atoms. This is represented as:

$\text{N} \equiv \text{N}$

Each nitrogen atom has three lone pairs of electrons around it.

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