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Following the rule that each atom of carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen reacts to achieve
Chapter 1, Problem 1.31(choose chapter or problem)
Following the rule that each atom of carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen reacts to achieve acomplete outer shell of eight valence electrons, add unshared pairs of electrons as neces-sary to complete the valence shell of each atom in these ions. Then assign formal chargesas appropriate.
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QUESTION:
Following the rule that each atom of carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen reacts to achieve acomplete outer shell of eight valence electrons, add unshared pairs of electrons as neces-sary to complete the valence shell of each atom in these ions. Then assign formal chargesas appropriate.
ANSWER:Key concept
Lewis structure
Simplified representation of molecules where bonding pairs are represented as lines and valence electrons are marked as dots and formal charges are marked if there.
Valence shell
Valence shell is the shell that contains valence electrons. In fact, it's the shell with the highest energy and it's responsible for the behavior of an element. It can either take electrons, or let them go, depending on the element.
Valence electrons
Valence electrons are electrons that are placed in a valence shell and define behavior of chemical elements.
Step 1 of 4
We need to add unshared pairs of electrons as necessary to complete the valence shell of each atom in these ions and then assign formal charges as appropriate.
