In one Lewis structure of nitric acid,

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Problem

In one Lewis structure of nitric acid, HNO3\text{HNO}_3, the nitrogen atom is singly bonded to two oxygen atoms (one of which is bonded to H) and doubly bonded to a third oxygen atom. Determine the number of σ\sigma bonds and the number of π\pi bonds in this Lewis structure.

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