The Azide Ion, N₃^-, Is Very Reactive Although It Is

question 102

Multiple Choice

The azide ion, N₃^-, is very reactive although it is isoelectronic with the very stable CO₂ molecule. This reactivity is reasonable considering that

• A) a Lewis structure cannot be written for the azide ion that has nitrogen formal charges of zero.
• B) there is no valid Lewis structure possible for the azide ion.
• C) there are resonance structures for azide ion but not for carbon dioxide.
• D) nitrogen cannot form multiple bonds.
• E) charged species always decompose in solution.

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