What is the Lewis structure for resonance form of ClO_2^-?

1 Answer
Dec 16, 2017

Well we has got................

7_"Cl"+2xx6_"O"+1_"negative charge"=20*"valence electrons" to distribute across 3 centres...

Explanation:

And so....we gots "chlorite ion", which distributes 10 electron pairs as required....(there are 2 lone pairs on the doubly bound oxygen....and of course the negative charge is delocalized....

en.wikipedia.orgen.wikipedia.org

The electronic geometry around chlorine is tetrahedral. The molecular geometry is bent with /_O-Cl-O~=109.5^@ to a first approx.