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Account for the very stable nitrogen atotn in contrast to its neighbouring carbon and oxygen atoms. |
| Answer» Solution :Nitrogen has half-FILLED configuration `2s^2 2p^3`, while carbon `2s^2 2p^2` and oxygen `2s^2 2p^4` have no half- filled configurations. The ATOMS with half-filled congurations are exceptionally STABLE. This is due to the symmetry in the arrangement of the electrons ill the orbitals and mutual exchange of energy among the PARALLEL spins of electrons that lowers the energy of system. Hence, it BECOMES more stable | |