Hi, does any one know what the Lewis electron dot diagram would be for O3? Would it consist of 3 Os each with a single bond or 3Os together in a triple covalent bond?
please help- 10 pts to first good answer( or which ever 1 makes the most sense lol_
2007-01-09 14:30:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Do either of your proposed options really make sense to you? Remember that atoms generally like to have an octet, or 8 electrons, around them.
Anyway, Ozone: one single bond, one double bond.
O-O=O
Lewis dot diagrams are hard to type up, but basically you've got 3 lone pairs (pairs of dots on the outside) on the first O, 1 on the second, and 2 on the third.
If you have learned about resonance forms, you may be required to show both possible ways to place the bonds:
[O-O=O] <--> [O=O-O]
Keep practicing with these so that you don't ask anymore questions about triple bonded oxygens, ok? :)
2007-01-09 14:44:47 · answer #1 · answered by violet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ozone is a resonance hybrid of covalent bonds. Actually its sort of a triangular structure with one covalent and one resonant covalent bond between the oxygen atoms.
2007-01-09 14:40:11 · answer #2 · answered by AKS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok let's figure this out. 3 O = 18 Valence = 9 Pairs
There will be resonance, and you want to minimize formal charge
O=O-O
2007-01-09 14:37:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Resonance structure. See http://wps.prenhall.com/wps/media/objects/602/616516/Media_Assets/Chapter07/Text_Images/FG07_21.JPG
2007-01-09 14:37:50 · answer #4 · answered by teachbio 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋