WarmUp Polyatomic Dot Structure.notebook
November 03, 2016
Warm Up 11/3/16
Write Lewis dot structures for each of the following polyatomic ions. Also, list the molecular geometry (shape) for each ion.
1) hydroxide ion
2) carbonate ion
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WarmUp Polyatomic Dot Structure.notebook
November 03, 2016
hydroxide = OH1­
OH
linear
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WarmUp Polyatomic Dot Structure.notebook
November 03, 2016
carbonate = CO32­
O
OCO
C
O
O O
trigonal planar (no lone pair of electrons on carbon)
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