HW: 3.33 part B
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Christietan3F
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HW: 3.33 part B
For this Lewis structure, I was just wondering why we put a double bond between oxygen and carbon as opposed to putting a double bond between carbon and one of the chlorine atoms.
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Danah Albaaj 1I
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Re: HW: 3.33 part B
The formal charge of a double bonded oxygen atom is 0, while the formal charge of a double bonded chlorine atom is +1. The formal charge of 0 is more stable and has a lower energy, which is what we want.
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