(a) Draw the Lewis structure for oleum, (HO) 2 OSOSO(OH) 2 , prepared by treating sulfuric acid...

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(a) Draw the Lewis structure for oleum, (HO)2OSOSO(OH)2, prepared by treating sulfuric acid with SO3.

(b) Determine the formal charges on the sulfur and oxygen atoms.

(c) What is the oxidation number of sulfur in this compound?

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Chemical Principles The Quest For Insight

ISBN: 9781464183959

7th Edition

Authors: Peter Atkins, Loretta Jones, Leroy Laverman

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