Lewis Diagrams

AP Chemistry· difficulty 1/5

The Lewis structure of H₂O has

  • A

    A double bond and no lone pairs

  • B

    1 bond and 3 lone pairs on O

  • C

    An ionic structure

  • D

    2 single O-H bonds and 2 lone pairs on O

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Explanation

O has 6 valence electrons: 2 are shared with H atoms (2 single bonds = 4 e⁻), and 4 remain as 2 lone pairs.

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