Question

Can nitrogen form 5 bonds?

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

As known, nitrogen could form 3 bonds based on octet rule, because it has 5 valence electrons. That means it needs 3 bonds.

Nitrogen needs 5 unpaired electrons to form 5 covalent bonds, but there are only 4 orbitals ( one s and three p) in its valence shell so there has to be a pair of electrons in one of the orbitals giving only 3 unpaired electrons.

Answer 2

Explanation:

CHEMISTS in West Germany have discovered a compound of nitrogen which breaks one of the fundamental rules of chemistry. The molecule has five bonds and is 'an extremely stable species'. According to the textbooks, a nitrogen atom cannot form more than four bonds.