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When two nitrogen atoms bond they share three pairs of valence why does this happen?
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Nitrogen's position on the Periodic Table means it is 3 electrons short of the stable noble gas configuration on Neon. If two Nitrogen atoms mutually share 3 electrons to form a triple bond, each nitrogen will have its required quota of electrons to iso-electronic with Neon and thus be stable.
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When two nitrogen atoms bond-they share three pairs of valence electrons. Why does this happen?
It happens so that each nitrogen atom can have 8 electrons (an octet), which is a stable form. It results in a nitrogen triple bonded to another nitrogen, and then each nitrogen has a lone pair of electrons. :N triple bond N:
What makes atoms spread out a central atoms?
the shared valence electron pairs repel each other.
How many molecules total do nf3 has around the central atom?
In NF3, the Nitrogen atom has 5 valence electrons and each Fluorine atom shares 1 more electron with Nitrogen. That makes 8 electrons (4 pairs of electrons) around Nitrogen. Betweent the four electron pairs, 3 pairs are bonded with Fluorine and the other one is a lone pair. Therefore around the central atom Nitrogen, there are three Fluorine atoms and a lone electron pair.
What makes atoms spread out around a central a?
the shared valence electron pairs repel each other.
What Makes atoms spread around a central atom?
The shared valence electron pairs repel each other.
When two nitrogen atoms bond-they share three pairs of valence electrons. Why does this happen?
It happens so that each nitrogen atom can have 8 electrons (an octet), which is a stable form. It results in a nitrogen triple bonded to another nitrogen, and then each nitrogen has a lone pair of electrons. :N triple bond N:
When two nitrogen atoms bond they share three pairs of valence electrons .why does this happen?
It happens so that each nitrogen atom can have 8 electrons (an octet), which is a stable form. It results in a nitrogen triple bonded to another nitrogen, and then each nitrogen has a lone pair of electrons. :N triple bond N:
Atoms of some elements can share three pairs of electrons. True or false?
True. Nitrogen can share three pairs of electrons and has a lone pair of electrons for a total of eight in it's valence shell
What makes atoms spread out a central atoms?
the shared valence electron pairs repel each other.
How many lone pairs of electrons are in a nitrogen molecule?
There are 2 non bonding pairs in a nitrogen molecule
How many lone pairs of electrons persent in a molecule of ammonia?
There is one lone pair of electrons in a molecule of ammonia: The single nitrogen atom in the molecule has five valence electrons; one of these is in a covalent bond with each of the three hydrogen atoms; and the remaining two valence electrons from the nitrogen atom constitute a lone pair.
How many molecules total do nf3 has around the central atom?
In NF3, the Nitrogen atom has 5 valence electrons and each Fluorine atom shares 1 more electron with Nitrogen. That makes 8 electrons (4 pairs of electrons) around Nitrogen. Betweent the four electron pairs, 3 pairs are bonded with Fluorine and the other one is a lone pair. Therefore around the central atom Nitrogen, there are three Fluorine atoms and a lone electron pair.
Covalent bonds form when atoms share one or more pairs of?
this would be valence electrons
What is the phase of matter of the element Nitrogen?
Nitrogen atoms combine in pairs to form N2, which is a gas at all but cryogenic temperatures.
What makes atoms spread out around a central a?
the shared valence electron pairs repel each other.
What is the total number of valence electrons in oxygen?
The answer is not 6 as said here before! The number of valence electrons in O2 (oxygen molecule) is: 12 valence electrons. 6 of them from each oxygen (O) atom. 4 valence electrons make up the double bond between the two oxygen atoms, and the remaining 8 valence electrons form lone pairs (non-bonding pairs) on the oxygen atoms, 2 lone pairs on each. I hope there is some help in this.
What is an covalent bond?
a type of strong chemical in which two atoms share one or more pairs of valence electons
