Write a Lewis Structure for the Chlorite Ion, ClO₂^-, That

question 108

Essay

Write a Lewis structure for the chlorite ion, ClO₂^-, that obeys the octet rule, showing all non-zero formal charges, and give the total number of resonance structures for ClO₂^- that obey the octet rule.

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