(a) Construct a Lewis structure for O2 in which each atom achieves an octet of electrons. (b)...

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(a) Construct a Lewis structure for O2 in which each atom achieves an octet of electrons.
(b) Explain why it is necessary to form a double bond in the Lewis structure.
(c) The bond in O2 is shorter than the O --- O bond in compounds that contain an O --- O single bond. Explain this observation.
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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0321696724

12th edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward

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