What is the bond order of HCO3- ? Thank you

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anor277
Dec 4, 2017

Well carbon is #sp^2-"hybridized"# in #"bicarbonate ion...."#

Explanation:

There are #4+3xx6+2=24*"valence electrons"# to distribute....

And so we got....#O=C(-O^(-))_2# the which structure distributes #12*"electrons"#.... All #/_O-C-O=120^@# as we would anticipate. And thus a formal bond order of #4/3#...

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