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Question
Draw the electron dot diagram and structure of nitrogen molecule.
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Solution
Electron dot:
\[\begin{equation}\begin{aligned}:\text{N }\vdots\text{ + } \vdots\text{ N}: \ce{->} :\text{N }\vdots\text{ } \vdots\text{ N}:\end{aligned}\end{equation}\]
or
\[\begin{equation}\begin{aligned}:\text{N } \ce{\bond{#}\text{ N}:\\ \ce{^}\phantom{...}\\\text{Triple bond} }\end{aligned}\end{equation}\]
Molecular Formula:
N2 or N ≡ N
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