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Homework #8 (Due 12/11/2014)

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    Q1

    Consider the sulfate anion, \(SO_3^{2-}\).

    1. Draw plausible Lewis structure(s).
    2. What is the formal charge on S in \(SO_3^{2-}\).
    3. What are the bond order of the bond between Cl and O?

    Q2

    (40 pts) Fill in the following tables (follows octet rules):

    Species Lewis Structure
    (2 pts)
    # of electron
    groups
    # of atoms
    bonded to central atom
    electron group
    geometry
    molecular
    geometry
    bond angles Polar or nonpolar

    \(H_2O\)

    \(XeF_4\)

    \(SO_3^{2-}\)

    \(CO_2\)

    \(ICl_4^+\)


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