2E.13 Part D, Determining the bond angle of N2O

[Sabrina Galvan 3J]

My lewis structure for N2O is O as the central atom, and is double bonded to N on the left and right, with two lone pairs on each nitrogen. Therefore the shape is linear, but I am confused on the bond angle. Because it's linear, I assumed the bond angle would be 180 degrees, but upon checking the answer key, it says the bond angle is 180.5. I was wondering where does the 0.5 increase come from?

[chinmayeec 2H]

I'm not sure if your answer key is different, but 180 degrees is correct and that's what the answer key says.

I copied this from the answer key: (d) The structure of N2O is linear with a bond angle of 180 degrees. AX2

Hope that helps!

[Chelsea_Guzman_3C]

I'm not sure where the .5 came from, but it should definitely be 180.

[Sabrina Galvan 3J]

I'm not sure if your answer key is different, but 180 degrees is correct and that's what the answer key says.

I copied this from the answer key: (d) The structure of N2O is linear with a bond angle of 180 degrees. AX2

Hope that helps!

Huh my answer key must be different, thank you so much!

[Ariel Guan 1H]

pretty sure it should be 180 !

[David Liu 1E]

definitely should be 180! I checked my textbook and it says 180 if that helps