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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