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Which will balance the charge of nitrogen to make a bond:

A 2 lithiums
B 3 lithlums
C 4 lithium
D 1 lithium

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Is it C. 4 lithium ????
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Answer:

B 3 lithlums

Step-by-step explanation:

The charge on a Nitrogen ion is always -3.

Nitrogen has an oxidation state of -3 and it implies that it must gain or share three electrons in order to be stable.

Since lithium has an oxidation state of +1, it implies that it will lose one electron to be stable.

Therefore, force every nitrogen atom, we are going to need three lithiums to create a balanced and complete bond specie.

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