Astronomers have detected a new molecule in space. One molecule is cyanodiacetylene, HC5N. Draw a structural diagram for this molecule and predict its shape around the central atom.
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This sounds like a homework problem. As such I am not going to give you an answer. Instead, I am going to give you some hints that will allow you to arrive at the same answer that I did. (I can't guaranty that it is the right answer.) So, the first hint is to keep in mind carbon's tendency to form chains. The second hint is to remember that both carbon and nitrogen can form bonds with other atoms by sharing 1, 2, or 3 pairs of electrons (i.e. by forming single, double, or triple bonds). Keeping these in mind, you should be able to construct the molecule for yourself.
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