The question is to draw the Lewis structure of ClO.
I know it is a radical because the sum of valence electron is 13, an odd number.
However, if we are not given the electronegativity, how do we determine which atom should have the lone electron?
HW 3.59
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Re: HW 3.59
After actually doing #59, and I used double bond; I think it would be better to put the extra electron on chlorine because chlorine can have expanded octet.
adding electron to oxygen would give you a final charge of -1 instead of zero
adding electron to oxygen would give you a final charge of -1 instead of zero
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