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Molecules
/ nitrite ion
Structure card
Nitrite ion ·
N
O
X
2
X
−
\ce{NO2-}
NO
X
2
X
−
−
O
−
N
O
Central N atom bonded to 2 O atoms, with 1 lone pair.
N
O
O
120°
Ideal bond angle: 120°
Valence electrons
18
VSEPR class
A
X
2
E
\mathrm{AX_2E}
A
X
2
E
Electron geometry
trigonal planar
Shape
bent
Bond angle
120° (slightly less than 120° (the lone pair pushes the bonds together))
Hybridization (N)
s
p
2
sp^{2}
s
p
2
Polarity
polar
Resonance
2 equivalent structures
Formal charges
O −1
Periodic table