In NO3- ion, the number of bond pairs and lone pairs of electrons exhibited by nitrogen atom is:

1. 2, 2

2. 3, 1

3. 1, 3

4. 4, 0

Hint: In \(NO_{3}^{-}\), nitrogen covalency is four.
The lewis structure of  NO3- is as follows:
A) Draw lewis structures for CO2, SO2, AND NO3-. B) Give the electron pair  geometry and the molecular geometry of the three species from part A)  according to VSEPR. C) Are CO2
In N-atom, the number of valence electrons is 5. Nitrogen forms one double bond, one coordinate bond, and one single bond with oxygen atoms present in NO3-.
From the structure, it is clear that nitrogen has
Number of bond pairs (or shared pairs) = 4
Number of lone pairs = 0