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27 February, 08:39

What is the vsepr shape of H2CO3

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  1. 27 February, 08:45
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    The lewis structure looks something like this:

    O=C-O ... | ... O

    with the hydrogen atoms bonded to two of the Oxygen atoms. There are two other resonance structures which means that a double bond does not actual exist in the molecule. Instead there's a pair of delocalized electrons that span the entire molecule. This means that all three bonds are actually equal and thus the molecule has a trigonal planar geometry. You can also tell that it's trigonal planar because the central atom is sp2 hybridized.
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