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JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 11 - 4. Chemical bonding and molecular structure

In the lewis dot structure for \(\mathrm{NO}_2{ }^{-}\), total number of valence electrons around nitrogen is _______.

  1. A \(8\)
  2. B \(9\)
  3. C \(15\)
  4. D \(20\)
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(A) \(8\)

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Number of valence \(\mathrm{e}^{-}\)around \(\mathrm{N}\)-atom \(=8\)
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