Triple Bonds: In Lewis Theory, Atoms Can Share More Than One Electron Pair to Attain an Octet

• Consider the Lewis structure of N2.
• Since each N atom has
• 5 valence electrons, the
• Lewis structure for N2 has
• 10 electrons.
• We do not have enough electrons to satisfy the octet rule for both N atoms.
• If we convert two lone
• pairs into bonding pairs,
• each nitrogen atom can get
• an octet.