How to determine the Lewis dot structure of O2?
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=O O- -> bonds to the atom that has lost one electron and is thus destabilized, in this case oxygen. The negative charge on the first oxygen atom attracts two electrons from the sulphur dioxide molecule.
The bond that initially holds two hydrogen atoms together becomes a joint line when bonded to an oxygen atom because it now holds only hydrogen’s single electron instead of both. This allows the simultaneous sharing of a pair between both hydrogens for bonding, so they are not sufficiently pulled apart by their electronegative oxygens like they would be at one end of a straight bond line.
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