why does nitrogens lewis structure have 5 dots around it while nitrogens Bohr diagram has seven dots around it?

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08-01-2022
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why does nitrogens lewis structure have 5 dots around it while nitrogens Bohr diagram has seven dots around it?

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Bohr diagram shows electrons orbiting the nucleus. Nitrogen has 7 electrons orbiting the nucleus

Lewis structure is the simplified Bohr diagram. It only shows the electrons in the outer shell. For Nitrogen, 2 electrons are in the first shell. The remaining 5 electrons are in the outer shell.

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Bohr diagram shows electrons orbiting the nucleus. Nitrogen has 7 electrons orbiting the nucleus

Lewis structure is the simplified Bohr diagram. It only shows the electrons in the outer shell. For Nitrogen, 2 electrons are in the first shell. The remaining 5 electrons are in the outer shell.