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Decide er these proposed Lewis structures are reasonable. proposed Lewis structure Is the proposed Lewis structure reasonable? O Yes. O No, it has the wrong number of valence electrons. The correct number is: No, it has the right number of valence electrons but doesn't satisfy the octet rule. The symbols of the problem atoms are: O Yes. O No, it has the wrong number of valence electrons. The correct number is: No, it has the right number of valence electrons but doesn't satisfy the octet rule. (-) The symbols of the problem atoms are: D d Yes No, it has the wrong number of valence electrons. The correct number is: No, it has the right number of valence electrons but doesn't satisfy the octet rule. The symbols of the problem atoms are:

Explanation / Answer

H2O: No, it has the wrong number of valence electrons. Each hydrogen should be bonded with oxygen in a single bond with two electrons.

CO2: No, it has the wrong number of valence electrons. Each carbon atom should be double bonded to each oxygen atom. Each oxygen atom uses 2 electrons for bonding with carbon and the carbon atom uses four electrons to bond with two oxygen atom.

NH3: yes, this is the correct answer.

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