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Ionic Radii and Ionisation Enthalpy (Group 2)

Does nitrogen...

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Does nitrogen form ionic bond or it always forms covalent bond?

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Nitrogen is known to form nitrides with metal cations, e.g. AlN, Mg₃N₂ in which N exists as an anion i.e. N³^- .
Thus it forms ionic compounds also.

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