There is a rule in naming polyatomic anions containing oxygen.
Those names ending in <em>–ate</em> are given to the most common oxyanion of an element.
While those names ending in <em>–ite</em> are for those that contains fewer O atom for
the same charge. Since P has fewer O atoms, its name ends in <em>–ite</em>.
Thus, P
is phosphite while P
is phosphate.
Answer:
See explanation
Explanation:
The compound ClO2 has 19 valence electrons. ClO2 is a bent molecule with tetrahedral electron pair geometry but has two lone pairs of electrons. This is indicated by the presence of four electron pairs on the outermost shell of the central atom.
The molecule has an odd number of valence electrons, hence, it is generally regarded as a paramagnetic radical. None of the proposed Lewis structures for the molecule is satisfactory because none of them obeys the octet rule.
From the images attached, one can easily see that the electron dots around the oxygen and chlorine atoms does not satisfy the octet rule in all the resonance structures shown.
