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

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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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Mutually Exclusive

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P(A ∩ B)

The probability of the intersection of events A and B, meaning the likelihood that both A and B occur.

Sample Points

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