Yes, nitrogen can form three covalent bonds. It has five valence electrons, three of which are unpaired. The three unpaired electrons can form covalent bonds.
The nitrogen atom forms 3 covalent bonds.
Nitrogen can form single, double, and triple covalent bonds.
3 covalent bonds (as in ammonia).
Nitrogen has 5 valence electrons in its outer shell, but wants to complete its outer shell so it has 8 electrons to become a noble gas (Group 18; see periodic table). Therefore, 3 hydrogen atoms form a covalent bond with one nitrogen atom, sharing their single electron with Nitrogen. Nitrogen can also form bonds with 1 or 2 hydrogen atoms to form ions.
3 in neutral molecules: e.g. 3 in ammonia (3 single N-H covalent bonds); 3 in a nitrogen molecule (a triple N-N covalent bond) However 2 electrons are not used in bonding, and these can form another covalent bond in which both electrons come from the nitrogen. This is a dative or coordinate covalent bond and will result in an ion e.g. ammonium ion, NH4+
The nitrogen atom forms 3 covalent bonds.
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Nitrogen can form single, double, and triple covalent bonds.
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3 covalent bonds (as in ammonia).
3 covalent bonds can be formed by Nitrogen
Nitrogen has 5 valence electrons in its outer shell, but wants to complete its outer shell so it has 8 electrons to become a noble gas (Group 18; see periodic table). Therefore, 3 hydrogen atoms form a covalent bond with one nitrogen atom, sharing their single electron with Nitrogen. Nitrogen can also form bonds with 1 or 2 hydrogen atoms to form ions.
Nitrogen can form 3 covalent bonds. Nitrogen has 5 valence electrons. If nitrogen is to remain neutral complete the following equation number of valence = number of non-bonding electrons + (1/2) bonded electrons 5 = 2 + (1/2) 6
3 in neutral molecules: e.g. 3 in ammonia (3 single N-H covalent bonds); 3 in a nitrogen molecule (a triple N-N covalent bond) However 2 electrons are not used in bonding, and these can form another covalent bond in which both electrons come from the nitrogen. This is a dative or coordinate covalent bond and will result in an ion e.g. ammonium ion, NH4+
Covalent bonds do not "make up" anything; they merely hold the atoms that carry the mass of the substance together. If the questioner means, "How many covalent bonds are in a nitrogen molecule with formula N2" the answer is "one triple covalent bond."
Hydrogen: 1 Oxygen: 2 Nitrogen:3 Carbon: 4
Nitrogen can form 3 covalent bonds and 1 coordinate bond. Nitrogen is in group 5 and therefoe has 5 outer electrons. It can actually form 3 covalent bonds. For example: Ammonia (NH3) In an Ammonium ion (NH4+): The 4th bond is a dative or coordinate bond which results when the remining 'lone pair' of electrons is used to form another bond in which both electrons come from the nitrogen atom. When nitrogen forms 4 bonds an ion will be formed rather than a neutral molecule like ammonia.