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Answer 1 · 2017-05-06T22:20:42

This one's tricky in that $N_{2} O$ $N_2O$ demonstrates resonance and two contributing Lewis Structures can be drawn. That is:

$[: N \equiv N^{+} - O : : :^{-}]$ $[:N -= N^(+) - O:::^(-)]$ $\leftrightarrow$ $harr$ $[: : N^{-} = N^{+} = O : :]$ $[::N^(-) = N^+ = O::]$

To support the structure containing the triple bond; an $s p - s p - s p^{3}$ $sp - sp - sp^3$ hybridization is used. To support the structure with the two double bonds; an $s p^{2}$ $sp^2$ - $s p^{2}$ $sp^2$ - $s p^{2}$ $sp^2$ hybridization is used.

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