Question

Write covalent bonding in nitrogen.

Answer 1

Covalent Bond:

• When two atoms share one electron pair, they are said to be joined by a single covalent bond.
• In a nitrogen molecule, each nitrogen atom has five valence electrons.
• Two nitrogen atoms are connected via a triple covalent bond.

Nitrogen:

• The Lewis structure for ${\mathrm{N}}_2$ is depicted below.
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