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Map this question hasbeen custamiedby sapling learning Pamela Mills at chy university ofNew York Evaluate the Lewis structures below and pick the statements that best describes the accuracy of each of the structures. There may be more than one correct answer. This is a valid structure This is a valid structure oxygen can't have a triple bond There are too many valence electrons This is the correct number of valence One fluorine has more than 8 electrons electrons The ox n with the one lone pair oxygen can't have a double bond should have the lone pair on the side mous (8 Give up & View salution Check Answer o Next Exit

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OF2

a) This is not a valid structure, since the valid structure will be F-O-F

b) Yes, there are two many valence electrons for the right haind side flourine

c) Yes, the left hand side flourine has 8 electrons

d) Oxygen can't have a double bond (True) [ the true answer is wrt to this structure]

The correct answers are Option B, Option C and Option D

CO2

This is not valid structure

Oxygen can't have triple bond

True

False

Hence the correct answer is Option a,b and c

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