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Offline meowcat123

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Can some explain the lewis structure of the hydronium ion
« on: January 20, 2024, 09:54:32 AM »
Like when the H+ comes along it takes two of it electrons right so it should be H3O+2 right
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Re: Can some explain the lewis structure of the hydronium ion
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2024, 11:05:39 AM »
When we assign formal charges to atoms, we implicitly make the assumption that the electrons are shared.
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Re: Can some explain the lewis structure of the hydronium ion
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2024, 01:06:23 PM »
Quote from: meowcat123 on January 20, 2024, 09:54:32 AM
Like when the H+ comes along it takes two of it electrons right so it should be H3O+2 right

Not sure what you mean. You start with an electrically neutral H2O molecule and a single charged H+. No electrons are removed from the system and charge is conserved so the resulting ion can't have charge higher than +1.
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