Q.

The number of non-bonding electrons of N2is_____

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answer is 4.

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Detailed Solution

The outer electronic configuration of N2 is N2(14):σ1s2σ*1s2σ2s2σ*2s2π2px2=π2py2σ2pz2
As evident, there are two electrons in the σ*1s antibonding orbital and two electrons in the σ*2s antibonding orbital.
Hence, the total number of non-bonding orbitals is four.

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