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

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Solution :
Covalency DEPENDS upon the number of shared pair of electrons. Now in `N_(2)O_(5)`, each NITROGEN atom has four shared pairs of electrons as shown below :

THEREFORE, the covalency of N in `N_(2)O_(5)` is 4.


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