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jaderaven238Lv1
6 Oct 2020
Compare the electron dot structures of the carbonate ![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/prealliance-textbook-qa.oneclass.com/qa_images/homework_help/question/qa_images/297154250394950/question/0.png?img=7d3e38a3bb61203f0e3a23c3d1e3c1c0)
and borate ![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/prealliance-textbook-qa.oneclass.com/qa_images/homework_help/question/qa_images/297154250394950/question/1.png?img=34a0652a61efd6561d06a272c599025a)
ions.
(a) Are these ions isoelectronic?
(b) How many resonance structures do each ion have?
(c) What are the formal charges of each atom in these ions?
(d) if an ![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/prealliance-textbook-qa.oneclass.com/qa_images/homework_help/question/qa_images/297154250394950/question/2.png?img=dd456a538492a4c4834965d26ab92c58)
ion attaches to ![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/prealliance-textbook-qa.oneclass.com/qa_images/homework_help/question/qa_images/297154250394950/question/3.png?img=63d04f2196979d59b9236ef4b3055e03)
to form the bicarbonate ion, ![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/prealliance-textbook-qa.oneclass.com/qa_images/homework_help/question/qa_images/297154250394950/question/4.png?img=96d14549fa01ab33144d6c951d742c02)
, does it attach to an O atom or to the C atom?
Compare the electron dot structures of the carbonate
(a) Are these ions isoelectronic?
(b) How many resonance structures do each ion have?
(c) What are the formal charges of each atom in these ions?
(d) if an
Matt OcampoLv10
15 Dec 2020