Oxygen Lewis Structure
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Molly Posta 1H
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Oxygen Lewis Structure
Why does the Lewis structure for Oxygen have 2 unpaired electrons, making it a biradical? Does it have to do with lower energy levels? And does this apply to any other elements in the same period?
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SamayaJoshi1A
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Re: Oxygen Lewis Structure
Hi! The lewis structure for O is biracial because all sides need to be filled before they pair up. For Example, you can't go pair by pair, only electron by electron.
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