Talk:Nitrous oxide
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Bonding in nitrous oxide
How am I to picture the structure of this molecule? Oxygen wants to acquire two electrons, and nitrogen wants to acquire three or to shed five. So how to they come to an agreement? AxelBoldt 16:27 Nov 25, 2002 (UTC)
this is just a guess, but I'd say this: The one O bonds to both N, so it's happy :-). The angle between two bonds from O is about 120 deg (I think -- check the article on oxygen); that puts the two N close enough to form a double covalent bond between them. So each N has three bonds: one to O and a double to the other N. All present and correct. -- Tarquin 17:51 Nov 25, 2002 (UTC)
Yup, makes sense. I hope nature is smart enough to have figured that one out in the same way that you did :-)
Actually, http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/n2o/n2ov.htm claims that the the three molecules are chained, with the first N double bounded to the second which in turn is double bounded to the oxygen. AxelBoldt 16:23 Nov 26, 2002 (UTC)
As the image shows, there's a dissociated electron which flits around the molecule meaning the molecule is constantly polarised. -- ThomasWinwood 14:25, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Nitrous oxide is a linear molecule, NNO. Yes, the bonding is difficult to describe with simpler models, although the two canonical forms shown in the article give an idea. There is no "dissociated electron"—nitrous oxide has an even number electrons (30 to be precise)—but there is a delocalised electron pair which "belongs" to all three atoms. Physchim62 15:13, 27 May 2005 (UTC)
Nomenclature of article title
I will probably move this page to Dinitrogen Oxide as that is its name. Nitrous oxide is just a comman name(make a redirect). If any has any reasons as to why I shouldn't speak up. -- Tardigrade 17:43, 9 May 2005 (UTC)
- Object. Nobody uses "dinitrogen oxide", even if you fix your proposed improper capitalization. Google: nearly 1000:1 nitrous oxide. Over 5000:1 if you throw out those which use both. Gene Nygaard 18:22, 9 May 2005 (UTC)
- Capitalization aside, dintiroGeN oxide is the "proper" name and as an encylopedia it should be acurate. Note that the article already says "name: Dinitrogen oxide". Is there a standard for nomenclature we should adhere to? Tardigrade 00:59, 10 May 2005 (UTC)cont. for example Baking soda redirects to Sodium bicarbonate.
- Double strong object!!
- The proposed article title is contrary to Wikipedia:Naming conventions (chemistry).
- Dinitrogen oxide is ambiguous as a name. IUPAC will provide you with dinitrogen monoxide or nitrogen(I) oxide—note that IUPAC is not a unique naming system—and these synonyms should probably be referred to in the article.
- Physchim62 15:13, 27 May 2005 (UTC)
object. more on chem naming guidelines which do state that the common name should be used as the name of the article. --Heah (talk) 17:19, 27 May 2005 (UTC)
Broken link
Don't know how to fix it but...the "Hazardous Chemical Database" link in the table under safety is broken. Poseidon^3 01:50, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
- Fixed now. Physchim62 18:51, 27 May 2005 (UTC)