Which of the following is a correct Lewis structure?

a. [: C≡C : ]

b. [: N≡N : ]

c. No right choice.

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Chemistry

Alejandra Hester

9 July, 07:07

Which of the following is a correct Lewis structure?

a. [: C≡C : ]

b. [: N≡N : ]

c. No right choice.

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Ana Huang · Answer 1

The answer to your question is letter B

Explanation:

a. [: C≡C : ] This option is not correct because Carbon only has 4 valence electrons and carbons in this structure have 5, this structure does not exist.

b. [: N≡N : ] This option is correct because because Nitrogen has 5 valence electrons and this structure shows that number of electrons.

c. No right choice. This option is incorrect because letter B is correct.

Jefferson Wilcox · Answer 2

Jefferson Wilcox 9 July, 09:56

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Both C and N are incorrect

Which of the following is a correct Lewis structure?a. [: C≡C : ]b. [: N≡N : ]c. No right choice.

Which of the following is a correct Lewis structure?

a. [: C≡C : ]

b. [: N≡N : ]

c. No right choice.