Lewis Structures for Nitrogen Oxychloride NOCl
A simple procedure for writing Lewis structures is given in a previous article entitled “Lewis Structures and the Octet Rule”. Several worked examples relevant to this procedure were given in previous posts please see the Sitemap - Table of Contents (Lewis Electron Dot Structures).
Another example for writing Lewis structures following the above procedure is given below.
Let us consider the case of the Lewis electron dot structure of Nitrogen Oxychloride NOCl.
Nitrogen Oxychloride is a yellow gas. It is used in synthesis of pharmaceutical products (chlorinated agent).
Step 1: The central atom will be the N atom since it is the less electronegative. Connect the atoms with single bonds:
Step 2: Calculate the # of electrons in π bonds (multiple bonds) using formula (1) in the article entitled “Lewis Structures and the Octet Rule”.
Where n in this case is 3 since NOCl consists of three atoms.
Where V = (5 + 6 +7 ) = 18
Therefore, P = 6n + 2 – V = 6 * 3 + 2 – 18 = 2 So, there are 2π electrons in NOCl .
Step 3 & 4: Therefore, the Lewis electron dot structure of NOCl are as follows:
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References
- G.N. Lewis, J.A.C.S, 38, 762-785, (1916)
- E. C. McGoran, J. Chem. Educ., 68, 19-23 (1991)
- A.B.P. Lever, J. Chem. Educ., 49, 819-821, (1972)
Key Terms
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