Thread: Structural Formula of Polyatomic ions
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Old December 10th, 2005, 04:25
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The problem is, marking an oxygen atom with 7 valence electrons is not allowed. The maximum number of valences an oxygen atom can have is 6. The bonding capacity is 2.