Cl2O2 Lewis Diagram

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Why is Oxygen in the middle of the Lewis Diagram for Cl2O2 when Cl is more electronegative? I reviewed this diagram from lecture, which places the 2 Oxygen atoms in the middle, each with 2 lone pairs and single bonds, and the 2 Chlorine atoms on the outside with 3 lone pairs each and connected by single bonds.

[Leia1H]

Oxygen is actually more electronegative than chlorine (3.44 vs 3.16), though just slightly.

[Shaniya Kerns 4D]

It is actually the least electronegative atom that goes in the middle, because it is more likely to share its bonds/electrons.