Chemistry??? lewis structure???

Question

The best Lewis structure for N2 is:

A) :N=_N: (triple bond)

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B):N-N:

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C):N-N:

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D):N=N:

Answer 1

A) The formal charge on both of the nitrogen atoms is 0 and it does not violate the octet rule.  

Answer 2

A - final answer

Of course there are other ways to look at the bonding. You'll get to sp hybridization soon.

What you will NOT get is a very different approach to bonding that does not pair electrons in the same orbital! See: www.swcp.com/~jmw-mcw. have your teacher check it out.

Answer 3

A is the answer

because N has 3 e in the outermost shell... so it likes to have triple bonds :)