If an atom of nitrogen binds with three hydrogen atoms to form a molecule of ammonia, how many lone pairs of electrons does nitrogen have?
Nitrogen is an element in group 15 of the periodic table. It has five electrons in its outer shell and each one of these is used in a bond with hydrogen. In the formation of ammonia, three of these electrons are used in bonding leaving a single pair of lone electrons remaining.
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