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Given information

Here the given information is:

The valence shell electronic configuration of the element is given as:

We have to determine the number of bonds that can form without hybridization.

 

 

 

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

The given valence electronic configuration of the nitrogen is . Thus, the two valence electrons of nitrogen are present in orbital as spin paired and the three unpaired valence electrons are present in orbital. Therefore, the three half-filled orbitals present of shell are available to form bonds with other atoms. Hence, nitrogen forms three bonds without hybridization.

 

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