Write a Lewis Structure for the Chlorate Ion, ClO₃^-, That

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Essay

Write a Lewis structure for the chlorate ion, ClO₃^-, that obeys the octet rule, showing all non-zero formal charges, and give the total number of resonance structures for ClO₃^- that obey the octet rule.

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