What is the covalency of nitrogen in $N_{2} O_{5}$ ?

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Covalency of N in $N_{2} O_{5}$ is 4. Covalency is valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound.
The covalency of nitrogen in dinitrogen pentoxide is 4 because 3 are covalent bonds and one is coordinate covalent bond.

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