Can someone please fill this out for N2-? In my mind ther are 11 electrons. Nitrogen has 5 valence electrons, so 5*2+1=11, but I keep asking about this and people are telling me that there are 15 electrons. Where is the 7*2+1=15 coming from? And this is the picture I have to use for this quetion. Everyone keeps drawing a different diagram to fit in the 15 electrons. I'm so confused about this. I believe the molecular electron

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Can someone please fill this out for N2-? In my mind ther are 11 electrons. Nitrogen has 5 valence electrons, so 5*2+1=11, but I keep asking about this and people are telling me that there are 15 electrons. Where is the 7*2+1=15 coming from? And this is the picture I have to use for this quetion. Everyone keeps drawing a different diagram to fit in the 15 electrons. I'm so confused about this. I believe the molecular electron configuration is:

(σ2s)2(σ*2s)2(π2p)2(π2p)2(σ2p)2(π*2p)1  

Correct? That is 11, so I'm not sure why I keep getting different answers about this. Can you please help? Thanks

O*2p
TE#2p
2p
2p
O2p
T2p
2s
2s
AO
MO
AO
of
of
of
N
N
N2
Transcribed Image Text:O*2p TE#2p 2p 2p O2p T2p 2s 2s AO MO AO of of of N N N2
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