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How is this Lewis dot diagram for CLO3 determined?
I'm unclear on how to determine the Lewis dot diagram for CLO3. Can you walk me through the process?
Of course! First, you'd want to identify the number of valence electrons for each atom in the molecule. For CLO3, there are 1 carbon atom, 3 oxygen atoms, and 1 chlorine atom, so the total number of valence electrons is 1 + (3x6) + 7 = 26.