Input interpretation
nitrogen trichloride
Chemical names and formulas
formula | N_1Cl_3 Hill formula | Cl_3N name | nitrogen trichloride mass fractions | Cl (chlorine) 88.4% | N (nitrogen) 11.6%
Lewis structure
Draw the Lewis structure of nitrogen trichloride. Start by drawing the overall structure of the molecule: Count the total valence electrons of the chlorine (n_Cl, val = 7) and nitrogen (n_N, val = 5) atoms: 3 n_Cl, val + n_N, val = 26 Calculate the number of electrons needed to completely fill the valence shells for chlorine (n_Cl, full = 8) and nitrogen (n_N, full = 8): 3 n_Cl, full + n_N, full = 32 Subtracting these two numbers shows that 32 - 26 = 6 bonding electrons are needed. Each bond has two electrons, so the above diagram has all the necessary bonds. There are 3 bonds and hence 6 bonding electrons in the diagram. Lastly, fill in the remaining unbonded electrons on each atom. In total, there remain 26 - 6 = 20 electrons left to draw: Answer: | |
Basic properties
molar mass | 120.4 g/mol
Units
Chemical identifiers
PubChem CID number | 61437 SMILES identifier | N(Cl)(Cl)Cl InChI identifier | InChI=1S/Cl3N/c1-4(2)3