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Homework Statement
I need to draw NH4NO2 which is an ionic compound.
3. The Attempt at a Solution
NH4 is fairly straightforward to draw, with one N in the middle and four H surrounding, and no lone pairs. The problem comes with NO2- which is one nitrogen bonded to two oxygens. However, one of the bonds is a double bond which alternates back and forth between the two oxygens (I know this is a simplified way of explaining but it is just makes it easier to explain what I have so far). There is a lone pair on the nitrogen and 6 electrons around the oxygen that only has a single bond to the nitrogen while there is only 4 electrons around the oxygen that has the double bond with the nitrogen. I have never seen an example before of an ionic lewis structure where one of the ions is a resonance structure AND also with all of the electrons on the atoms shown as well and I was wondering if there is a certain way to draw this sort of structure or do I just place the 2 resonance structures next to the NH4? Thank you