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Mar 6, 2016

The empirical formula of borazine is ${BNH}_{2}$ $"BNH"_2$ . Each nitrogen atom has an octet of eight electrons.

Explanation:

We cannot state the number of electrons about $N$ $"N"$ without knowing the molecular formula and the Lewis structure of borazine.

The molecular formula is $B_{3} N_{3} H_{6}$ $"B"_3"N"_3"H"_6$ .

The Lewis structure is

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Each nitrogen atom has an octet of 8 valence electrons.

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