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For full credit, please be sure to include any lone pairs, accounting for the sum of ALL valence electrons AND include any resonance structures for compounds that are eligible (that have a choice on where to put a double bond). 1. SO2 2. HCN 3. PBr3 4. CF4 5. OF2 BONUS: NO$_3$$^{-1}$ (nitrate ion)

          For full credit, please be sure to include any lone pairs, accounting for the sum of ALL valence electrons AND include any resonance structures for compounds that are eligible (that have a choice on where to put a double bond).
1. SO2
2. HCN
3. PBr3
4. CF4
5. OF2
BONUS: NO$_3$$^{-1}$ (nitrate ion)

For full credit, please be sure to include any lone pairs, accounting for the sum of ALL valence electrons AND include any resonance structures for compounds that are eligible (that have a choice on where to put a double bond).
1. SO2
2. HCN
3. PBr3
4. CF4
5. OF2
BONUS: NO3^-1 (nitrate ion)

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Chemistry: Structure and Properties

Nivaldo Tro 2nd Edition

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02/03/2022

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- The total number of valence electrons is 6 (S) + 2(6) (O) = 18. - The Lewis structure for SO2 is: O / \ S O \ / O - There is one lone pair on the sulfur atom. Show more…

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