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Does N2 have ionic bond

Updated: 8/10/2023
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11y ago

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Answering this question requires distinguishing between two meanings of of the word "single" in the phrase "single covalent bond". If the normal, non-chemical meaning of "single" is applied to this phrase, the answer is "yes", because N2 contains only one covalent bond. However, covalent bonds are themselves classified as "single", "double", and "triple" according to whether they involve sharing one, two, or three pairs of electrons, irrespective of how many such bonds may occur in a molecule. The bond in N2 shares three pairs of electrons, so that it is formally correct to state that N2 contains a "single triple bond". To avoid the paradox, it is preferable in chemical writing to state that N2 contains "one triple covalent bond."

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Yes it is. Think about a magnet. Both sides aren't the same are they? Ever try to put two together? It works one way but not the other... We say they have poles. A North and a South pole...

N2, or simply molecular nitrogen, is the same on both sides! Very non-polar. Just like O2, or H2... But keep in mind non-polar molecules don't HAVE to be symmetrical.

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YES!! It does.

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