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What is the covalence of nitrogen in N_(2)O_(5) ?

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SOLUTION :Covalency depends upon the number of SHARED pairs of electrons. Now in `N_(2)O_(5)`, each NITROGEN ATOM has FOUR shared pairs of electrons as shown : Therefore, the covalency of N in `N_(2)O_(5)` is 4.


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