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NDA 2019 GAT · General Knowledge · Atomic Structure, Periodic Table and Bonding · medium

The number of electrons shared between two nitrogen atoms in a nitrogen molecule is

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The number of electrons shared between two nitrogen atoms in a nitrogen molecule is
  1. A. 2
  2. B. 4
  3. C. 6
  4. D. 3
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Answer: (C) 6

Each nitrogen atom has five valence electrons and needs three more to complete an octet. The two atoms share three pairs, forming a triple bond, so six electrons are shared. The value 3 is the number of bonds rather than the number of electrons.
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