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Draw Lewis structure for CN^-. Draw the molecule by placing atoms on the grid and connecting them...

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Draw Lewis structure for {eq}\displaystyle \rm CN^- {/eq}. Draw the molecule by placing atoms on the grid and connecting them with bonds. Including all lone pairs of electrons and nonbonding electrons. Show the formula changes of all nonhydrogen atoms in the correct structure.

Lewis Structure:

The electrons are depicted by dots in Lewis structures. If the two dots are paired they are named "lone pair" and if the two dots are shared between two nuclei of the atoms they are named "bond". If the two paired dots are donated by any atom to other atoms, it is named "coordinate bond".

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The Lewis structure of {eq}{\rm{C}}{{\rm{N}}^ - } {/eq}

is shown as:

Lewis structure of CN-

The Carbon atom shares two electrons with N, the...

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