In ion, the number of bond pairs and lone pairs of electrons exhibited by nitrogen atom is:
1. 2, 2
2. 3, 1
3. 1, 3
4. 4, 0
Hint: In \(NO_{3}^{-}\), nitrogen covalency is four.
The lewis structure of is as follows:
In N-atom, the number of valence electrons is 5. Nitrogen forms one double bond, one coordinate bond, and one single bond with oxygen atoms present in .