Draw the Lewis structures for the resonance forms of methyl azide (CH3N3). Include all lone pairs of electrons and formal charges.

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Jefferson Ramirez

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21 October, 17:34

Draw the Lewis structures for the resonance forms of methyl azide (CH3N3). Include all lone pairs of electrons and formal charges.

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Nadia Hughes · Answer 1

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Methyl azide

H3C-N-N≡N ... C and all N's have octets (22 electron in total)

... 0 - 1 + 1 ... 0 ... formal charges

H3C-N=N=N

... 0 ... 0 + 1 - 1 ... formal charges