So...I understand N is 5 and O is 6, for total of 11, but is it allowed to exist as a radical portrayed by the answer choice? I was like...O is more electronegative, yeah, but how is a radical possible?
So...I understand N is 5 and O is 6, for total of 11, but is it allowed to exist as a radical portrayed by the answer choice? I was like...O is more electronegative, yeah, but how is a radical possible?
Ok, I get the number of electrons part, but how does N NOT violate the octet rule when it clearly does? Ugh, I'm a chem tutor and I don't remember encountering a radical lewis structure like this one too.
Ok, I get the number of electrons part, but how does N NOT violate the octet rule when it clearly does? Ugh, I'm a chem tutor and I don't remember encountering a radical lewis structure like this one too.