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    Lewis structure of N3– in its best resonance form?

    What I have is N(triple bond)N(triple bond)N. The first N has 1 lone valence electron, and the 3rd N has 1 lone pair +1

    1st N has a charge of +
    2nd has a negative charge
    3rd negative charge


    what am i doing wrong?

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    Nitrogen does not have a d-orbital to promote electrons to, so it cannot have a valence which is greater than 4.


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