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Draw the Lewis structure and determine the electronic structure around the central atom, C in CN-? C atom is the central atom of this molecule and has N atom attached to it This answer requires the shape of electron region geometry, the number of lone pairs, single, double and triple bonds about the central atom, C You must get every part correct to receive the marks.

Name: draw the lewis structure and determine the electronic structure around the central atom c in cn c atom is the central atom of this molecule and has n atom attached to it this answer requires the shape
Uploaded: 2023-06-01T14:29:38-08:00
Duration: 2 min 42 s
Channel: Dominique Jan Tan
Description: draw the lewis structure and determine the electronic structure around the central atom c in cn c atom is the central atom of this molecule and has n atom attached to it this answer requires the shape

          Draw the Lewis structure and determine the electronic structure around the central atom, C in CN-?
C atom is the central atom of this molecule and has N atom attached to it

This answer requires the shape of electron region geometry, the number of lone pairs, single, double and triple bonds about the central atom, C

You must get every part correct to receive the marks.

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Chemistry: Structure and Properties

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Solved by Expert Dominique Jan Tan

06/01/2023

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Count the total number of valence electrons: C has 4 valence electrons and N has 5 valence electrons. Since CN- has a negative charge, we add one more electron. So, the total number of valence electrons is 4 + 5 + 1 = 10. Show more…

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Draw the Lewis structure and determine the electronic structure around the central atom, C in CN-? C atom is the central atom of this molecule and has N atom attached to it This answer requires the shape of electron region geometry, the number of lone pairs, single, double and triple bonds about the central atom, C You must get every part correct to receive the marks.