Question

What is the bond order of the dinitrogen molecule?

Answer 1

Clearly, dinitrogen has a bond order of three....

Explanation:

The nitrogen atom has 5 valence electrons.....three of these overlap with another nitrogen atom to form a triple bond... The remaining two electrons constitute a lone pair on each atom...

`:N-=N:`; there is the one `N-N` `sigma-"bond"`, and `2xxN-N` `pi-"bonds"` above and beside the `N-N` vector..and the two lone pairs.....