This means that a lot of the electrons will have to be shared to form a bond between the N atoms in the N2 molecule, and, in fact, 6 of the 10 outer-shell electrons available in two N atoms are shared...This means that a lot of the electrons will have to be shared to form a bond between the N atoms in the N2 molecule, and, in fact, 6 of the 10 outer-shell electrons available in two N atoms are shared between the N atoms to give a triple bond consisting of 3 pairs of shared electrons as shown by the 3 pairs of dots between the 2 N atoms in the molecule of N2 in Figure 3.6.
