2. The Lewis structure for the acetate ion [C₂H₂O₂] ¹ is given below: a. Read section 1.9. What is the geometry (shape) around each of the carbon atoms in the acetate ion - tetrahedral, trigonal planar or linear? b. Each of the oxygen atoms in the acetate ion have an octet. Draw all lone pairs of electrons in the acetate ion given above. c. Read section 1.7. Use electron pushing to generate a resonance structure of the acetate Lewis structure given above.
Formal Charges
Formal charges have an important role in organic chemistry since this concept helps us to know whether an atom in a molecule is neutral/bears a positive or negative charge. Even if some molecules are neutral, the atoms within that molecule need not be neutral atoms.
Polarity Of Water
In simple chemical terms, polarity refers to the separation of charges in a chemical species leading into formation of two polar ends which are positively charged end and negatively charged end. Polarity in any molecule occurs due to the differences in the electronegativities of the bonded atoms. Water, as we all know has two hydrogen atoms bonded to an oxygen atom. As oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen thus, there exists polarity in the bonds which is why water is known as a polar solvent.
Valence Bond Theory Vbt
Valence bond theory (VBT) in simple terms explains how individual atomic orbitals with an unpaired electron each, come close to each other and overlap to form a molecular orbital giving a covalent bond. It gives a quantum mechanical approach to the formation of covalent bonds with the help of wavefunctions using attractive and repulsive energies when two atoms are brought from infinity to their internuclear distance.
![2. The Lewis structure for the acetate ion [C₂H3O2]¹ is given below:
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a. Read section 1.9. What is the geometry (shape) around each of the carbon atoms
in the acetate ion - tetrahedral, trigonal planar or linear?
b. Each of the oxygen atoms in the acetate ion have an octet. Draw all lone pairs of
electrons in the acetate ion given above.
c. Read section 1.7. Use electron pushing to generate a resonance structure of the
acetate Lewis structure given above.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff3a38996-6782-40c2-af9f-f624a7021da3%2F245dbf08-5965-47d0-9e69-ee4729ed3a35%2Fd62qwj_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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