Draw the Lewis structure of the azide ion, N3,     and calculate the formal charge on each nitrogen atom in the structure:

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Problem 43QRT: Write the correct Lewis structure and assign a formal charge to each atom in fulminate ion, CNO.
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Draw the Lewis structure of the azide ion, N3,    
and calculate the formal charge on each nitrogen atom in the structure:

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