This illustration represents the atomic structure of a diamond lattice. Included is a Nitrogen (N) Vacancy (V) center. (Image: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain) The electronic structure of NV centers ...

H has 1 outer electron. O has 6 outer electrons ... so a triple bond forms between them. The structure of nitrogen is N≡N, showing that it has three shared pairs of electrons.

Nitrogen atoms can form three covalent bonds, so a triple bond forms between them. The structure of nitrogen is N≡N, showing that it has three shared pairs of electrons.