Sunday, August 2, 2009

Lewis structure of C_2H_3Cl_3O_2?

draw the lewis structure of the molecule, assuming that the Cl atoms bond to a single C atom and that there is a C - C bond and 2 C - O bonds in the compound

Lewis structure of C_2H_3Cl_3O_2?
****H


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****O**Cl


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H---C---C---Cl


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****O**Cl


*****|


****H








Note: remove the astericks (*), I just used them to align the molecules. The Cl's each have 3 lone pairs and the O's have 2 lone pairs.
Reply:i did it on paper but that doesnt help.


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