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Element 7

Nitrogen (N)

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N

nitrogen

Nonmetal · p block · group 15, period 2

Electron configuration
[He] 2s2 2p3[\mathrm{He}]\,2s^{2}\,2p^{3}
Unpaired electrons
3 (paramagnetic)
Valence electrons
5
Molar mass
14.007 g/mol
Electronegativity
3.04
Atomic radius
75 pm
First ionization energy
1402 kJ/mol
Next ionization energies
2,856, 4,578, 7,475
Electron affinity
anion not bound

Practice

Practice nitrogen

Questions from the course about nitrogen. If you’re signed in, your answers count toward your progress.

  1. Question 1Ground-state electron configurationWarm-up

    Which is the ground-state electron configuration of a neutral nitrogen atom (N\ce{N})?

  2. Question 2Count unpaired electronsWarm-up

    How many unpaired electrons are there in a ground-state gaseous nitrogen atom (N\ce{N})?

    Whole number.

  3. Question 3Estimate the effective nuclear chargeWarm-up

    Use the simple shielding model Zeff=Z−SZ_{\text{eff}} = Z - S, where SS is the number of core (inner-shell, n<2n < 2) electrons and electrons in the same shell do not shield each other. What is ZeffZ_{\text{eff}} for a valence electron of nitrogen (N\ce{N})?

    Whole number.