Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321809246
ISBN 13: 978-0-32180-924-7

Chapter 22 - Sections 22.1-22.9 - Exercises - Problems by Topic - Page 1071: 76c

Answer

In BrO2- ion Br has central atom and it was surrounded by two oxygen atoms. Bromine atom has 7 valence electrons and each oxygen has 6 valence electrons. The bromine atom has total 4 electron pairs in which two are bond pairs and the remaining two are lone pairs. It has a bent shape
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