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What is the number of bonds hydrogen carbon oxygen and nitrogen can make?

Bond for HydrogenBonds for Oxygen (in peroxides: 1 bond)Bonds for Nitrogen (in nitrate: 5 bonds. Even 1, 2 and 4 are possible)Bonds for Carbon


How many different kinds of covalent bonds can a nitrogen atom form?

Nitrogen can form single, double, and triple covalent bonds.


How many bonds can be formed by nitrogen?

3 covalent bonds can be formed by Nitrogen


What is the valency of nitrogen?

The valency of nitrogen is 3 or 5. It can form three covalent bonds in compounds such as ammonia (NH3), or five covalent bonds in compounds such as nitrate (NO3-).


What kind of bonds can nitrogen form?

Nitrogen can form single, double, and triple covalent bonds with other atoms. It can also form hydrogen bonds with hydrogen, oxygen, or fluorine. Additionally, nitrogen can participate in metallic bonds in certain metal compounds.


How many covalent bonds does nitrogen form with no negative charge?

Nitrogen can form three covalent bonds when it has no negative charge.


How many bonds would nitrogen make?

A nitrogen atom can form three bonds at most as it shows valency of three.


How are carbon and nitrogen different in terms of the number of valence electrons they possess?

Carbon has 4 valence electrons, while nitrogen has 5 valence electrons. This means that carbon can form up to 4 bonds, while nitrogen can form up to 3 bonds.


How many covalent bonds does nitrogen normally form?

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


Which element has the most bonds oxygen or nitrogen?

Nitrogen.


Does nitrogen form single bonds only?

No; nitrogen can form single, double, or triple bonds.


How many bonds does nitrogen like to form?

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.