Which lewis electron-dot diagram represents a nitrogen atom in the ground state

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Johnathan Salazar

25 June, 09:24

Which lewis electron-dot diagram represents a nitrogen atom in the ground state

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Justine Fry · Answer 1

To do this, you 1st figure out the atomic number of which ever element you are working on. In this case, it's Nitrogen. Nitrogen has an atomic number of 7. So basically, you right N with 2 dots on top of it, 2 dots to the right, 2 dots below N and 1 dot to the left of N.