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Nitrous oxide ![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/prealliance-textbook-qa.oneclass.com/qa_images/homework_help/question/qa_images/516132535711613/question/0.png?img=e43f3880235e1e731bd498b1aee81a79)
has three possible Lewis structures given below.
Given the following bond lengths on the table below,
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167 pm
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115 pm
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120 pm
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147 pm
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110 pm
(a) Why is the bond length for N—N bond length in ![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/prealliance-textbook-qa.oneclass.com/qa_images/homework_help/question/qa_images/516132535711613/question/6.png?img=80a3e4ca1c8d028e25098a60ae3cd22f)
is 112 pm and that the N—O bond length is 119 pm.
(b) What are the formal charges for the different structures?
(c) Can you eliminate any of the resonance structures on the basis of formal charges? Will it be consistent with the observation?
Nitrous oxide
Given the following bond lengths on the table below,
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167 pm |
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115 pm |
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120 pm |
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147 pm |
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110 pm |
(a) Why is the bond length for N—N bond length in
(b) What are the formal charges for the different structures?
(c) Can you eliminate any of the resonance structures on the basis of formal charges? Will it be consistent with the observation?
Domarth DuqueLv10
10 Dec 2020