JEE Main Chemistry question
The total number of lone pairs of electrons in is ......
Answer: 8
Solution
has the structure (a nitroso nitrogen singly bonded to a nitro nitrogen). Drawing the full Lewis structure with appropriate formal charges: the nitroso N (double-bonded to one O, single-bonded to the other N) carries 1 lone pair; its terminal (doubly bonded) O carries 2 lone pairs;
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