Question

ClO3− Draw the molecule by placing atoms on the grid and connecting them with bonds. Include all lone pairs of electrons. Show the formal charges of all nonhydrogen atoms, or use square brackets to denote the overall charge. View Available Hint(s)

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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− .