Dot-and-cross diagram of nitrogen (N₂)

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Dot-and-cross diagram of a nitrogen molecule: two overlapping circles with three dots and three crosses in the overlap and one lone pair on each atom
A dot-and-cross diagram of a nitrogen molecule, N₂, with its triple bond: three shared pairs in the overlap, each a dot from one nitrogen and a cross from the other. Each nitrogen has one lone pair on the far side of its circle.

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Answer key

  • Each N: 3 bonding pairs, 1 lone pair

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