Formal charge of ClO2-  [ENDORSED]


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Isabella Barkett 1G
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Formal charge of ClO2-

Postby Isabella Barkett 1G » Sat May 12, 2018 12:34 pm

Is the compound drawn as Cl-O-O or O-Cl-O?
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Jack Martinyan 1L
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Re: Formal charge of ClO2-

Postby Jack Martinyan 1L » Sat May 12, 2018 1:40 pm

I found a video that goes through the step by step process of identifying the formal charge and drawing the lewis structure for ClO2-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTKW7nDzVCA
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Re: Formal charge of ClO2-  [ENDORSED]

Postby Hope_Pham_1G » Sat May 12, 2018 9:09 pm

ClO2 is drawn O-Cl-O.
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Jade Corpus-Sapida 1G
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Re: Formal charge of ClO2-

Postby Jade Corpus-Sapida 1G » Sun May 13, 2018 12:01 am

Also, just remember that the least electronegative element is the central one. In this case, Cl is less electronegative than oxygen.
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Steven Luong 1E
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Re: Formal charge of ClO2-

Postby Steven Luong 1E » Sun May 13, 2018 2:29 am

The least electronegative element is the central atom in the molecule. Cl is less electronegative than oxygen, therefore it will be the central atom.
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