Based on formal charges, what is the best Lewis structure for #ClO_3^-#?
1 Answer
Jun 23, 2016
Explanation:
There are
Since, there are 4 regions of electron density around chlorine, the structure is based on a tetrahedron, but the lone pair based on chlorine, while stereochemically active, is not considered in the structure. The negative charge on one of the oxygen atoms, may be distributed to the other oxygens, which are formally doubly bound. The structure should thus be an analogue of ammonia.