The Lewis diagram of V₂O is illustrated below: 0= N=0 a. Calculate the % composition of O in 12.00 g of V₂O₂. b. Include all lone pairs of electrons on all oxygen atoms. c. True or False: i. The electron - group geometry around the central oxygen is 'bent'. ii. The vanadium atoms do not obey the octet rule. iii. The formal charge of each vanadium atom is zero.

The Lewis diagram of V₂O is illustrated below: 0= N=0 a. Calculate the % composition of O in 12.00 g of V₂O₂. b. Include all lone pairs of electrons on all oxygen atoms. c. True or False: i. The electron - group geometry around the central oxygen is 'bent'. ii. The vanadium atoms do not obey the octet rule. iii. The formal charge of each vanadium atom is zero.

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Chapter8: Bonding: General Concepts

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Problem 90E: Lewis structures can be used to understand why some molecules react in certain ways. Write the Lewis...

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