SAMPLE PROBLEM 10.2
Writing Lewis Structures for Molecules with More than One Central Atom
SOLUTION:
Hydrogen can have only one bond. Thus, C and O must be next to each other, with H filling in the bonds.
There are 4(1) + 1(4) + 1(6) = 14 valence electrons.
C has 4 bonds and O has 2. O has two pairs of unshared e-.
C
O
H
H
H
H
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