La porción de materia que presenta propiedades definidas y composición constante se define como:
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a. Smallest basic units of matter
<u>Atom</u>: An atom is the smallest particles of a substance which may or may not exist in free state but takes part in chemical reactions.
<u>Molecule</u>: A molecule is a substance which exists in free state but doesn't take part in chemical reactions.
<u>Laws</u><u> </u><u>of</u><u> </u><u>chemical</u><u> </u><u>combination</u><u>:</u><u>-</u>
- Law of conservation of mass
- Law of constant proportions
- Law of multiple proportions
- Law of combining volumes
- Law of reciprocal proportions
Answer:
Each oxygen atom is connected to the central O atom with 2 covalent bonds.
Explanation:
Oxygen atoms are connected by two covalent bonds in the oxygen molecule from the Lewis structure, we see that the bond order for O2 is 2 (a double bond) this is clearly seen in the image attached. There are no resonance structures for the oxygen molecule since there are no partial bonds in the molecule, only the two covalent bonds present.
This structure of oxygen shown in the image is its only structure, showing the covalent bonds formed and other non bonding electrons present in the molecule. The octet rule is followed in drawing the structure. Each oxygen atom possesses an octet of electrons on its outermost shell.
