Question

What is the Lewis structure of N2?

Answer 1

Explanation:

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,