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Draw a Lewis structure for H3O+ . Include all hydrogen atoms and show all unshared electrons and the formal charges, if any. Assume that bonding follows the octet rule.

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Answer:

In this Lewis equation it can be seen how oxygen and hydrogen have a dative union, that is, there is a proton that is temporarily "borrowed"

Step-by-step explanation:

This molecule is the same as water but with one more hydrogen, that is why the general charge of the molecule is positive

Draw a Lewis structure for H3O+ . Include all hydrogen atoms and show all unshared-example-1
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