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Nitrogen's atomic number is 7. In it's neutral state, it has 7 protons, 7 neutrons and 7 electrons. Think of a Bohr diagram, this will help understand how many bonds and why. The first electron level is 2 electrons. So 7 electrons take away 2 electrons, to fill the first level and move to the next, leaves us with 5 electrons. The second electron level takes 8 electrons to fill it, but we only have 5 electrons. Going in the sequence top, right, bottom, left, we draw one electron at a time at these spots. This leaves one complete pair and 3 single, incomplete electron pairs. That means it can make 3 bonds so that the electron level can be filled and the single electrons can now be complete electron pairs.
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Which of these is the correct formula for nitrogen tribromide?
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How many pounds of actual nitrogen are in one gallon of 30 percent Nitrogen Solution?
3
Even though considerable nitrogen is available in the air most plants do not use the nitrogen in the air why not?
Because they don't want to.
2 ways atmospheric nitrogen gets into the ground?
because they want to
What elements are in the nitrogen family?
The nitrogen group, which is Group 15 of the periodic table, contains nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), arsenic(As), antimony (Sb) and bismuth (Bi). We might want to include the unconfirmed ununpentium (Uup) in the group, but there is no evidence that it exists. A link can be found below to check facts and learn more.
Why do elements want to make bonds?
they want to fill in there outter most shell. they want to have 8 on it
How many chemical bonds in a carbon?
as many as u want :P
Can you make Pykrete by freezing the water and sawdust mixture with liquid nitrogen?
Liquid nitrogen is very expensive for this task.
Which of these is the correct formula for nitrogen tribromide?
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How many pounds of actual nitrogen are in one gallon of 30 percent Nitrogen Solution?
3
What is a good slogan for nitrogen?
A slogan is a quick and simple way to get exposure for a product. The atomic number for nitrogen is 7. A good slogan for the element nitrogen would be: Nitrogen Lucky #7.
My parsly only grows flowers but i want leaves what are some things i can do to make it grow leaves?
fertilize it with nitrogen
How many grams of Ca3N2 can be formed from 6.91 g of calcium and 2.21 g of nitrogen in the following reaction?
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Covalent bonds and ionic bonds occur because atoms want to become more stable To do this many atoms gain lose or share electrons until their outermost electron shells are full ie resemble t?
8 electrons needed to make a full outer shell?
Why is nitrogen not reactive?
nitrogen gas is formed when two nitrogen atoms bond together...thus resulting in atriple bond between the nitrogen atoms. these triple bonds together have a very high bond enthalpy(energy needed to break bonds). so the energy needed to break the bonds is very high. since chemical reactions occur on the basis that bonds need to be broken for new bonds to form....the nitrogen molecule does not react readily under normal circumstances. it was once considered an inert gas before the discovery of the Born-Haber process...as a result of its natural "unreactivity". hence a lot of energy has to be given to the nitrogen molecules for them to dissociate and become atoms .. so that they can react- the central idea behind the Born-haber process. (british)
What chemical does the US and Canada want to reduce in the great lakes?
There are many chemicals we want to reduce in the Great Lakes including PCB, Dioxin, phosphate, nitrogen, and many other pollutants.
What are three types of bonds carbon atoms can form?
look at the numbermber of valance electrons in a given element then see if you could get it to combine with carbons valence electrons to add up to 8 theres too many compounds to count remember you can have as many atoms in a molicule as you want and carbon combines with itself to equil 8 electrons it has four valence electrons
