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Chemistry Forums for Students => Undergraduate General Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: Win,odd Dhamnekar on December 01, 2020, 10:18:53 AM

Title: Lewis dot structure of [itex]HClO_4[/itex]
Post by: Win,odd Dhamnekar on December 01, 2020, 10:18:53 AM

 Below is the Lewis dot structure of perchloric acid [itex]HClO_4[/itex]
https://www5a.wolframalpha.com/Calculate/MSP/MSP244317h8g741fd6h3i2f000014g4d8f7g45c49i5?MSPStoreType=image/gif&s=40&w=500.&h=157.&cdf=Resizeable

 Why can't we draw this structure as below?

My answer: In the above diagram, [itex] HClO_4[/itex] has neutral charge, but in the below diagram [itex]HClO_4[/itex] has -2 charge.

Title: Re: Lewis dot structure of [itex]HClO_4[/itex]
Post by: AWK on December 01, 2020, 11:20:38 AM

A fantastic nonsense