ClO3− Draw the molecule by placing atoms on the grid and connecting them with bonds. Include all lone pairs of electrons. Show t

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ClO3− Draw the molecule by placing atoms on the grid and connecting them with bonds. Include all lone pairs of electrons. Show t

he formal charges of all nonhydrogen atoms, or use square brackets to denote the overall charge. View Available Hint(s)

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Tresset [83] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-03T06:32:10+03:00

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Explanation:

The overall charge on ClO3− is shown on the image attached to this answer. If we calculate the formal charges on each atom in the structure, we will notice that one oxygen atom has a formal charge of -1 while all other atoms have a formal charge of zero.

This gives the compound an overall charge of -1 as shown in the image attached to this answer. This is the correct Lewis structure for the compound ClO3− .