Lewis Dot Structure of ClO2- (Chlorite Ion)

I quickly take you through how to draw the Lewis Structure of ClO2- (Chlorite Ion). I also go over the formal charge, hybridization, shape, bond angle and resonance.

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Education

Tags:

• Lewis
• dot
• structure
• hybridization
• chemistry
• bond
• angle
• drawing
• ClO2-
• resonance

[BenStinard]

hey YOU MESSED UP. when you change the single bond to a double, you forgot to get rid of a lone pair on the Cl, which alters the Cl formal charge in the long run. thumb me up guys so he knows

[kentchemistry]

@BenStinard  No

[jankyjay253]

@adrenalinerushr certain periodic table elements are capable of "bullying" elements into taking more than an octet. O and F are the most common. This is correct.

[rjgonzales14]

@GreenDayPunkChick Cl is the least electronegative

[GreenDayPunkChick]

How do you know that Cl goes in the center?

[adrenalinerushr]

The chlorine have 10 electrons....U broke the octet rule...sth wrong?

[jerryrdz21]

Why doesn't the chlorine have an octave?

[slayer666metallica]

This helped out a ton. Thank you... i have to ask though... did you have this prepared before hand??? That was insanely fast! If not, damn... you've got skills man. haha