Below is the Lewis structure of the peroxide (02-) ion. [0:0] Count the number of bonding pairs and the number of lone pairs around the right oxygen atom. bonding pairs: lone pairs: X

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Counting bonding and nonbonding electron pairs in a Lewis...
Below is the Lewis structure of the peroxide
:0:0
le (0₂-) ion.
Count the number of bonding pairs and the number of lone pairs around the right oxygen atom.
bonding pairs:
lone pairs:
X
5
0/5
Transcribed Image Text:Counting bonding and nonbonding electron pairs in a Lewis... Below is the Lewis structure of the peroxide :0:0 le (0₂-) ion. Count the number of bonding pairs and the number of lone pairs around the right oxygen atom. bonding pairs: lone pairs: X 5 0/5
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