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Part a of this question, it's asking to draw the lewis structure of the a -zide ion, and we know that it is linear, so we will have three nitrogens, and they will be bonded by double bonds.
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The nitrogen is at the ends.
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Each have two long pairs of electrons to complete the octets.
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And then we can draw on the formal charges, positive one on the central nitrogen, and negative one on the ends, and giving a total charge of negative one.
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Part b, we're asked if by referring to the table 8 .5, we know that a nitrogen -nitrogen bond angle is 1 .24, but we're given that it is observed at this bond angle is actually 1 .16.
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So it's not consistent with the low structure.
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It's actually shorter.
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For part c, we're asked for the hybridizations of the nitrogen.
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The nitrogen on the end is sp2 hybridized, since it has three regions of electron density, two lone pairs and one bond.
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Central nitrogen has two regions of electron density, so it's sp hybridized...