In the formate ion, HCO 2 - , the carbon atom is the central atom with the
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In the formate ion, HCO2-, the carbon atom is the central atom with the other three atoms attached to it.
(a) Draw a Lewis structure for the formate ion.
(b) What hybridization is exhibited by the C atom?
(c) Are there multiple equivalent resonance structures for the ion?
(d) Which of the atoms in the ion have pπ orbitals?
(e) How many electrons are in the p system of the ion?
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Chemistry The Central Science
ISBN: 9780321910417
13th Edition
Authors: Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew E. Stoltzfus
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