Lewis Structures Draw a Lewis structure for NO3 that obeys the octet rule if possible and answer the following questions based on your drawing. 1. For the central nitrogen atom: Lewis structures are used to describe the covalent bonding in molecules and ions. The number of lone pairs = The number of single bonds= The number of double bonds= 2. The central nitrogen atom Submit Answer Retry Enti obeys the octet rule. has an incomplete octet. has an expanded octet attempts remaining

Lewis Structures Draw a Lewis structure for NO3 that obeys the octet rule if possible and answer the following questions based on your drawing. 1. For the central nitrogen atom: Lewis structures are used to describe the covalent bonding in molecules and ions. The number of lone pairs = The number of single bonds= The number of double bonds= 2. The central nitrogen atom Submit Answer Retry Enti obeys the octet rule. has an incomplete octet. has an expanded octet attempts remaining

Introductory Chemistry: A Foundation

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Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

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Chapter12: Chemical Bonding

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