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Evaluating Lewis Structures

Explain what is wrong with the following structure.

An upper H is single-bonded to a H to the right, which is single bonded to an upper O with pairs of dots above, to the left, and below.

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Hydrogen cannot have more than two electrons. Hydrogen bonds to only one other atom at a time. There are too many electrons in the final structure.

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Answer:

Hydrogen cannot have more than two electrons. Hydrogen bonds to only one other atom at a time.There are too many electrons in the final structure.

Step-by-step explanation:

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