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Answered by Arceuzvx
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The diagram is incorrect.

Triple covalent bond is present in nitrogen.

Nitrogen is a non metal. A nitrogen atom has 5 electrons in its outer shell.

Two nitrogen atoms will each share three electrons to form three covalent bonds and make a nitrogen molecule (N2).

By sharing the six electrons where the shells touch each nitrogen atom can count 8 electrons in its outer shell. These full outer shells with their shared electrons are now stable. The N2 molecule will not react further with other nitrogen atoms.Note the 3 pairs (6 electrons) shared between the atoms.Each electron pair is one bond.Nitrogen has three bonds between its atoms. This is called a triple bond. The triple bond is very strong and this is what makes nitrogen so unreactive (stable).

There are no ions present (no + or - charges) in nitrogen gas because the electrons are shared, not transferred from one atom to another.

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