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The electronic configuration of nitrogen is 1s2 2s2 2p3. It is considered a non-metal because there is a lack of electrons (in its 2p shell) and needs to gain electrons to form the stable noble gas structure, thereby becoming an anion. On the other hand, metals have "excess" electrons and will need to lose them and form a positively charged cation to attain the noble gas structure.

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