A student proposes the following Lewis structure for the nitrite (NO2) ion. N=0. 0: Assign a formal charge to each atom in the student's Lewis structure. Show work. don't atom formal charge give Handwritten N answer central O ☐ right O ☐

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A student proposes the following Lewis structure for the nitrite (NO2) ion.
N=0. 0:
Assign a formal charge to each atom in the student's Lewis structure.
Show work. don't
atom
formal charge
give Handwritten
N
answer
central O
☐
right O
☐
Transcribed Image Text:A student proposes the following Lewis structure for the nitrite (NO2) ion. N=0. 0: Assign a formal charge to each atom in the student's Lewis structure. Show work. don't atom formal charge give Handwritten N answer central O ☐ right O ☐
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