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Question 1. Draw best Lewis structures for the following related species. Show all lone pairs and formal atom charges for full points. 12 points. NO$_3^-$ SO$_3^{2-}$ SO$_4^{2-}$ Draw the most appropriate Lewis structures including all lone pairs and formal atom charges. Ignore resonance (in other words show only one structure). Draw a 3-dimensional representation of each based on VSEPR predictions. State the molecular shapes using VSEPR terminology. State the oxidation states of the central atoms. Central atom oxidation states using Stock nomenclature (3 points)

          Question 1.
Draw best Lewis structures for the following related species. Show all lone pairs and formal
atom charges for full points. 12 points.
NO$_3^-$ 
SO$_3^{2-}$
SO$_4^{2-}$
Draw the most appropriate Lewis structures including all lone pairs and formal atom charges.
Ignore resonance (in other words show only one structure).
Draw a 3-dimensional representation of each based on VSEPR predictions.
State the molecular shapes using VSEPR terminology.
State the oxidation states of the central atoms.
Central atom oxidation states using Stock nomenclature (3 points)

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Question 1.
Draw best Lewis structures for the following related species. Show all lone pairs and formal
atom charges for full points. 12 points.
NO3^-
SO3^2-
SO4^2-
Draw the most appropriate Lewis structures including all lone pairs and formal atom charges.
Ignore resonance (in other words show only one structure).
Draw a 3-dimensional representation of each based on VSEPR predictions.
State the molecular shapes using VSEPR terminology.
State the oxidation states of the central atoms.
Central atom oxidation states using Stock nomenclature (3 points)

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Chemistry: Structure and Properties

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NO: To draw the Lewis structure for NO, we need to determine the total number of valence electrons. Nitrogen (N) is in Group 5A and Oxygen (O) is in Group 6A, so Nitrogen has 5 valence electrons and Oxygen has 6 valence electrons. Since there is only one Nitrogen Show more…

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Draw the best Lewis structures for the following related species. Show all lone pairs and formal atom charges for full points. 1. NO 2. SO2- 3. SO2 Draw the most appropriate Lewis structures, including all lone pairs and formal atom charges. Ignore resonance (in other words, show only one structure). Draw a three-dimensional representation of each based on VSEPR predictions. State the molecular shapes using VSEPR terminology. State the oxidation states of the central atoms. Central atom oxidation states using Stock nomenclature (3 points).

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