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Grade 12Inorganic Chemistry

How many covalent bonds are there in NO3- since 1bond is coordinate bond

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10 Years agoGrade 12
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer10 Years ago
@ neha , there are 3 covalent bond in the No3- ion . 
and yes , u are correct with the statement that 1 is coordinate as both transfer and sharing occurs their . 
it have trigonal planer structure with 120 degree bond angle . 
and its sp2 hybridised . 
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