Answer to Question #256312 in General Chemistry for Kimmay17

Question

To answer the questions, interpret the following Lewis diagram for AsO2-.

1. For the central arsenic atom:

... The number of non-bonding electrons = 

The number of bonding electrons = 

The total number of electrons = 

2. The central arsenic atom fill in the blank 4

... A. obeys the octet rule.

B. has less than an octet.

C. has more than an octet.

Answer 1

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