What is the lewis structure of $NO^+$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-02T13:14:38

$[:N-=O:]^+$

Maximum number of valence electrons $= 8 + 8 = 16 \ e^-$

Available electrons $= 5 + 6 -1 = 10 \ e^-$

Shared electrons $= " Maximum " - " Available "$

$" "= " "16\ e^(-) " "- " "10 \ e^(-) = 6\ e^-$

Number of bonds $=( " Shared " e^-) / 2 = 6/2 =3 \ "bonds"$

Electrons to be distributed $= " Available " - " Shared"$

$" " = " " 10 \ e^-" " - " "6 \ e^-$

$" " = " " 4\ e^-"$

$" " [:N-=O:]^+$

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