In 1999, Karl Christe synthesized and characterized a salt that contained the N 5 + cation, in

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In 1999, Karl Christe synthesized and characterized a salt that contained the N5+ cation, in which the five N atoms are connected in a chain. This cation is the first new all-nitrogen species to be isolated in more than 100 years. Draw the most important Lewis structure for this ion, including all equivalent resonance structures.

Calculate the formal charges on all atoms.

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Chemical Principles The Quest For Insight

ISBN: 9781464183959

7th Edition

Authors: Peter Atkins, Loretta Jones, Leroy Laverman

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