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Draw the Lewis structure for the polyatomic hydronium H3O cation. Be sure to include all resonance structures that

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Lewis structure of Hydronium ion is shown below :

Step-by-step explanation:

Lewis structure : It is a representation of valence electrons on the atoms in a molecule

Here , Hydronium ion is given , which contains 1 atom of oxygen and 3 atoms of hydrogen .

Oxygen has a total of 6 valence electrons and hydrogen contains 1 valence electron .

Oxygen share its 3 valence electrons with 3 hydrogen atoms and left with 3 valence electrons. From these three valence electrons of oxygen atom two electrons will be shown as a pair of electrons on oxygen atom but a single electron can not be shown . So , to simplify this, one positive charge is shown overall .

Resonance structure will be same as the hybrid structure because all three atoms are same , that is hydrogen .

Draw the Lewis structure for the polyatomic hydronium H3O cation. Be sure to include-example-1
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