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Chapter 1 Problem 1.69

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Draw a Lewis structure for the azide ion, N3 2. (The order of atom attachment is N!N!N, and they do not form a ring.) How does the resonance model account for the fact that the lengths of the N!N bonds in this ion are identical?

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Title Organic Chemistry 6 
Author William H. Brown, Christopher S. Foote , Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn
ISBN 9780840054982

Draw a Lewis structure for the azide ion, N3 2. (The order

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