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Lewis structure for hypochlorus acid

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The Lewis structure of hypochlorous acid has oxygen (O) with single bonds between hydrogen and chlorine. In the Lewis structure, we see that hypochlorous acid has 14 valence electrons. Four are used as bonding electrons, and the remaining 10 are nonbonding electrons on oxygen and chlorine.
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