Likeseveralotherbonds,carbon-oxygenbondshavelengthsthatdependon bond order. Draw Lewis structures for the following species, and arrange them in order of increasing bond length. a) CO b) H2CO c) CH3OH d) CO32- e) HCO3- Hint for (e): which atom will the H be attached to? Note that HCO3- is formed +2- 2- when you add an H to CO3 . Looking at your structure for CO3 , where does it make the most sense to add the H+?

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Likeseveralotherbonds,carbon-oxygenbondshavelengthsthatdependon bond order. Draw Lewis structures for the following species, and arrange them in order of increasing bond length.

a) CO b) H2CO c) CH3OH d) CO32- e) HCO3-
Hint for (e): which atom will the H be attached to? Note that HCO3- is formed

+2- 2-
when you add an H to CO3 . Looking at your structure for CO3 , where does

it make the most sense to add the H+?

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