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

question 59

Essay

Write a Lewis structure for the chlorite ion, ClO₂^-, that expands the octet to minimize formal charge and if necessary places negative formal charges on the most electronegative atom(s).

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Definitions:

Joint Probability

The likelihood of two events happening at the same time.

Conditional Probability

The probability associated with an event under the condition that a separate event has already transpired.

P(A And B)

The probability that events A and B both occur in a probabilistic experiment.

P(A Or B)

P(A Or B) represents the probability that either event A or event B occurs, including the case where both may occur.